Q182311: WD97: How to Change Delivery or Return Address Formatting
Article: Q182311
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbdta kbenvelope word97 kbmerge
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Word allows you to make formatting changes to your delivery address
and return address through several methods. However, some changes you make may
only affect the current envelope, while other changes may be permanent.
This article describes how to change the delivery address and return address
formatting for the current envelope and how to make your changes permanent.
MORE INFORMATION
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Use any of the following methods to change your delivery address or return
address formatting.
Changing the Formatting from the Envelopes Tab
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NOTE: To locate the Envelopes tab, click Envelopes and Labels on the Tools menu.
To change the formatting from the Envelopes tab, follow these steps:
1. Click Envelopes And Labels on the Tools menu, and then click the Envelopes
tab.
2. In either the Delivery Address or Return Address box, type the address.
3. Use the following steps:
NOTE: If you click Options and attempt to make changes to the delivery address
or to the return address the default, your formatting changes may not be
saved. For more information about this problem, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q157892 WD97: Change to Address Font Not Saved from Envelopes Tab
a. Select the address you typed in step 1.
b. Right-click your selected address and then click Font on the shortcut
menu.
c. On the Font tab, make any changes to the font, and then click OK.
NOTE: Do not use the Default button to make your changes permanent. If you
do, the following message is displayed:
Do you want to change the default font to <font name>, <point
size>?
This change will affect all new documents based on the NORMAL template.
If you click Yes, the default font for all new documents in Word is changed.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q157888 WD97: Word Default Font Changed When Address Font Changed
Changing the Formatting When Setting Up an Envelope Mail Merge
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For additional information about creating an envelope mail merge, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q141991 WD: How to Create Envelopes Using Mail Merge
To change the formatting when setting up an envelope mail merge, follow these
steps:
Method 1
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1. Set up your main document as an envelope mail merge.
2. On the Envelope Options tab, click the Font button under either Delivery
Address or Return Address.
3. On the Font tab, make any changes to the font, and then click OK.
NOTE: You cannot make permanent changes to the font as the default button is
unavailable. If you want to permanently change the font that all of your
envelope mail merges use, then use the procedure titled "Changing the
Envelope Address and Envelope Return Styles" in this article.
4. On the Envelopes Options tab, click OK to continue your envelope mail merge.
Method 2
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1. Set up your main document as an envelope mail merge.
2. In the Envelope Address dialog box, use the Insert Merge Field button to
place your merge fields in the sample envelope address box.
3. Select the merge fields for which you want to change the formatting.
4. Right-click the selected merge fields, and then from the shortcut menu, click
either Font or Paragraph, make your formatting changes, and then click OK.
Changes you make in either Font or Paragraph will not be permanent and will
apply only to the current envelope mail merge main document.
NOTE: Do not use the Default button on the Font tab to make your changes
permanent. If you do, the following message will show:
Do you want to change the default font to <font name>, <point
size>?
This change will affect all new documents based on the NORMAL template.
If you click Yes, the default font in Word for all new documents is changed.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q157888 WD97: Word Default Font Changed When Address Font Changed
5. In the Envelope Address dialog box, click OK to continue the envelope mail
merge.
Changing the Envelope Address and Envelope Return Styles
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NOTE: Changes you make to the Envelope Address and Envelope Return styles will be
used by default when you create envelopes from either the Envelopes tab or from
an Envelope mail merge. These style changes may be overwritten (not used) if you
make changes to the formatting using any of the other procedures listed in this
article.
To change the Envelope Address and Envelope Return styles, follow these steps:
1. On the Format menu, click Style.
2. Change the List box to All Styles.
3. In the Styles box, select either Envelope Address or Envelope Return.
4. Click Modify.
5. In the Modify Style dialog box, click Format to make changes to any of the
following attributes that contain an X for the style (the items that do not
contain an X cannot be changed):
Envelope Envelope
Address Return
Attribute Style Style
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Font X X
Paragraph
Tabs X
Border X
Language X X
Frame
Numbering X
6. In the Modify Style dialog box, do one or more of the following:
- Click OK to keep the changes to your current envelope only.
-or-
- Click to select the Add To Template check box to keep your changes
permanent and then click OK. This will keep your changes for the current
envelope and all future envelopes.
-or-
- Click to select the Automatically Update check box to allow Word to
automatically redefine the style whenever you apply manual formatting to
any paragraph with this style. Word updates all paragraphs in the active
envelope that are formatted with the style.
NOTE: Selecting this check box allows Word to update the style in the
current envelope only and does not make permanent changes to future
envelopes.
7. Click OK and then click Close to close the Style dialog box.
NOTE: When you click Close, if the style is applied to the current envelope,
Word automatically applies your changes.
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Keywords : kbdta kbenvelope word97 kbmerge
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version : WINDOWS:97
Issue type : kbhowto
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