The Splinter Creek Envelope Wizard

By

Robert W. Keefe

Copyright 2000

 Freeware Notice:

 This program is protected under the United States Copyright laws. However, you may freely copy and distribute this work as long as the following conditions are met.

            1) No charge, beyond reasonable copying costs, is imposed.

            2) The program and this documentation file are distributed together, in an un-altered form.

 Disclaimer:

 This program is offered, As Is, with no warrantee nor any claim of suitability for any particular purpose.

Overview;

 This program will guide you through the steps, necessary for using your computer and printer for addressing an envelope. At each step along the way, you be asked to provide information for addressing the envelope. You may then proceed to the next step, if you find that you have made a mistake in a previous step, you can back up and redo it.

The steps that you will follow are these:

1) Introduction

2) Choose envelope size

3) Enter the address of the recipient

4) Enter your return address

5) Add special mail handling instructions (if desired).

6) Give details about how the envelope will feed into the printer

7) Print the envelope

 The program also maintains a simple database of addresses and return addresses.

Choose Envelope Size:

In this step, you will be presented with a list of standard sized envelopes. When you click the mouse on one of these items, the dimensions of that envelope will appear in the "Width" and "Height" fields, to the right of the list. If you want to use an envelope size that is not on the list, simply type the new size in the "Width" and "height" Fields. Click the "Next" button when you have completed this step.

 Enter Recipient's Address

 In this step, you will enter the address that you want printed on the envelope, in the space provided. If you have previously saved addresses to the data base, you can recall them, one by one, by clicking the "Next Addr" or Prev Addr" buttons. If you want to use a different typeface from the one shown,  you can choose a new one from the fall down list, on the "Address Font" panel. Whatever appears in the address space will be printed on the envelope, exactly as it is shown.

 To clear the address area, click the "Clear Addr" button. This will give you the opportunity to type a new address.

 To save an address to the database, click the "Save Addr" button. This will add the address, as currently displayed, to the database. (NOTE: Although the program will print address containing any number of lines, only the first seven lines will be saved to the database.

 To remove an address from the database, click the "Next Addr" or "Prev Addr" buttons till the desired address is displayed. Then click the "Del Addr" button.

 When you are satisfied with the recipient's address, click the "Next" button.

 Enter Return Address

Enter the return address in the same way that you have done the in the previous step. You can also save a number of return addresses to the database. Click the "Next" button to move to the next step.

 Mailing Instructions

If you like to have the program print some special instruction, in the lower left corner of the envelope (i.e. "DO NOT FOLD" or "ATTENTION: JOHN DOE"), enter it in the space provided. Click "Next" to continue.

 The Final Step

In this last step, you will tell the program the details as to how the envelope is fed into the printer. To select the position that the envelope is fed into the printer, click either the "Left:” "Center" or "Right" indicator. The choice between Right and Left can be a bit confusing because what's "right" and what's "left" depends on the paper printer's path. Some printers route the paper in such a way that the printing ends up on the side that started out on the bottom, in the paper bin. One way that you can tell which is "right" and "left" is to print an address on a full sheet of paper, using either right or left as the "Feed Position" selection. Then note where the address is printed, relative to your printer's envelope feed point. Of course, if your printer feeds envelopes, into the center, there is no need to indulge in this exercise.

 The second choice that you will be asked to make, in this final step, is whether the envelope goes into the printer vertical ("end wise") or horizontal  ("broadside first").

 Once you are satisfied, click the "Finish" button. Tah Dah!

 Bob Keefe