What I'm trying to do: change the font defaults for the to and from address when I print an envelope.



I've read a lot before posting, I have changed the default and it is working for new documents only.

However, I have several hundred form/template letters that were created in Word 2003 that when I open to modify and print, the new defaults do not apply themselves, the old settings stay.

I typically open these old documents, modify what I need, highlight the address and click --> Mailing --> Envelopes.

This puts the address from the letter in the delivery address field, and my address stays in the return address field.

Is there a way to save the defaults I want to it applies to all documents globally? Even if I open my old documents and "save as" Word documents, thus making them Word 2013, the envelope defaults still don't work. I need to create completely new documents to get my defaults to apply correctly.

Am I missing something or is this just not possible?

New envelopes are formatted with the Envelope Address and Envelope Return paragraph styles in the document template. If you have hundreds of templates, that's a lot of styles to modify.

It sounds like you are creating new envelopes from old documents. In that case it is simpler to use an envelope template which will remain the same every time it is used. To this end you will find http://www.gmayor.com/Envelope_Label_Add_In.htm useful.

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Thanks.

I cannot seem to get your template to work. I've put the "EnvLabel Ver 4.2" in the startup folder and enabled all Macros but I still get a "macro cannot be found or has been disabled" error when trying to configure the template. I'm going to keep messing around to try and get it working.

I suspect that you may have the 64 bit version of Office? Download the updated version 4.3. If that doesn't work for you, contact me via my web site.

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I am using a 64-bit version. I will try 4.3 ... thank you.

Well, the add-in launches now, with 4.3 ... then I go to the Env. Format tab and configure my fonts (which is what I'm trying to accomplish) but the "Update Configuration" stays grayed out.

Do I need to put something in every field before I can save it even though I don't require any of the other fields? Some fields crash Word, one's I don't need, but I was trying to put something for each tab just to see if the "Update Configuration" box would let me click it at some point.

Contact me via my web site.

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Visit my web site for more programming tips and ready made processes www.gmayor.com