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LICENSE:

When you register Winvelope, you are granted a single
license to use the Software on a single computer
("Dedicated Computer").  You may use the software on
another computer, provided that the intention is not
to avoid purchasing additional copies for other users.



WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER:

J. E. McCullum, the author of the Winvelope code,
hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this
software, whether expressed or implied, including
without limitation any implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
The author will not be liable for any special,
incidental, consequential, indirect or similar
damages due to loss of data or any other reason,
even if the author or an agent of the author has
been advised of the possibility of such damages.

In no event shall the author's liability for any
damages everexceed the price paid for the license to
use the software, regardless of the form of the claim.
The person using the software bears all risk as to
the quality and performance of the software.



INTRODUCTION

Winvelope is a utility program that simplifies the
printing of envelopes from the Windows operating
environment.  Winvelope accomplishes this task in
just a few quick keystrokes and adds a host of
convenient features in the process.  Now instead of
having to re-type the address, the user can copy it
from a Windows document via the Clipboard and paste
it directly to an envelope.

Winvelope can be loaded and minimized to an icon when
starting Windows so that it is always just a "mouse
click" away.  A handy address book for Windows
Cardfile is also included for storing and retrieving
frequently used addresses.



FEATURES:

Capture an address from any Windows document and copy
it to an envelope for printing.

Automatically prints in landscape orientation for
those printers that require it.

Store and retrieve frequently used addresses for
printing from unlimited number of address books setup
for Windows Cardfile.

Manually input an address at print time.

Optionally print envelopes with primary or alternate
return address.

Choice of printing to any envelope size.

Adjustable print positions.

Support for Windows installed printer fonts and
attributes.



SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Winvelope requires the following minimum hardware and
software configuration:

Computer with a 286 or greater CPU.

Windows 3.X software installed in either "standard" or
"386" mode.

Windows CARDFILE.EXE installed in the Windows
subdirectory.

Printer supported by Windows and capable of feeding
envelopes.



INSTALLATION:

Create a subdirectory on your harddisk and copy the
files from the Winvelope diskette to the new
directory.

    C>md \Winvelop

    C>cd \Winvelop

    C> copy A:*.*

One of the files on the Winvelope diskette is named
VBRUN100.DLL.  This is the Microsoft runtime file for
Visual Basic applications.  VBRUN100.DLL  must be
located    in the DOS search path.  This can be done by
adding the WINVELOP directory to the path statement of
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or a better solution is to copy
this file to your Windows directory, which is already
included in the path statement.   We suggest the
latter option in order to minimize the size of your
path statement and more importantly,  with
VBRUN100.DLL located in the Windows directory, your
system will be setup for other Windows applications
that may require this file in the future.

Install Winvelope in Windows Program Manager or
substitute using the following command line:

    [d:][path] WNVEL363.EXE

where [d:][path] is the drive and path containing the
Winvelope files.

You may want to load Winvelope as an icon when you
start Windows so that it is always available.  To do
this, modify the "load=" statement in the [Windows]
section of the WIN.INI file to include WNVEL363.EXE.

    [Windows]
    load=[d:][path]WNVEL363.EXE

Refer to your Windows Manual for more detailed
information on this procedure.



PRINT ORIENTATION:

Prior to trying to print from Winvelope, activate the
SETUP pull-down menu and click on Printing Defaults.
From this screen, select whether your printer prints
envelopes in the portrait or landscape orientation.
After this selection is made and saved, Winvelope will
for most printers and printer drivers automatically
print the envelope in the correct orientation without
having to access Printer Setup.  If landscape
orientation is chosen, Winvelope will return the
printer to portrait mode after the envelope is printed.
Some printer drivers such as Canon and Atech do not
currently support the auto-landscape feature.  If you
find that your printer driver ignores the landscape
setting you will need to use the 'Printer Setup'
button to change print orientation.



PAPER BIN SELECTION:

This option, found in the 'Printing Defaults' setup
routine, is primarily for laser printers.  This
setting will control which paper source will be
accessed when the print job is sent to the printer.
This setting is particularly important to Hewlett
Packard IIP, IIIP, and other similar type laser
printers which will not feed an envelope from the
manual feed tray when the lower paper cassette is
installed without a direct call from the software.
Owners of these printers will want to select
BIN 0 (UPPER TRAY), or BIN 2 (MANUAL FEED), if the
lower paper cassette is installed.  This will allow
you to have the lower cassette as the primary paper
source and Winvelope will print the envelope from
the upper tray.

Owners of other types of laser printers may use this
setting to choose whether or not a manual feed prompt
is desired when Winvelope prints an envelope.  This
may be desirable if the printer is located a distance
from the user or if the printer is being shared and
there is potential for someone else's printjob ending
up on your envelope!  A little trial and error may be
necessary here to get the desired effect, as a
particular BIN number may produce different effects
on different brands and models of printers.

If after installing Winvelope you find the envelope
won't feed or the address prints on a page from the
wrong paper source, try different BIN settings until
the desired effect is obtained.

See the Winvelope Software Manual for a chart of
Paper Bin designations for some popular laser
printers.



RETURN ADDRESS SETUP:

To store the default primary and alternate return
addresses, activate the SETUP pull-down menu and
select RETURN ADDRESS.  Enter the desired text for
both the primary and alternate return addresses in
the spaces provided and SAVE.  Before printing, you
may select from the options of the Primary,
Alternate, or no return address.





CONVERTING TEXT TO ALL CAPS:

The Postal Service now recommends using all capital
letters when addressing mail.  Winvelope allows you
to convert any address to all caps by making the
selection in the 'Printing Defaults' menu. If you
change this setting after you have PASTED the address
and/or activated the return address option, you will
have to CLEAR and re-PASTE the address  and turn the
return address option off and back on to see the
results.



SETTING PRINT MARGINS:

Winvelope has a very flexible adjustment for address
print positions.  Adjustment down to a tenth of an
inch can be made to the top and left print margins for
both the return and addressee positions.  These
adjustments are made by accessing the 'Adjust Print
Position' selection located at the bottom of the SETUP
pull-down menu.  If adjustment is necessary, it may be
easier to print to an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper
first and then measure approximately how far margins
need to be adjusted to hit the envelope.  Margins are
measured from the extent of the printer's print range
rather than from the edge of the envelope.

Suggested print margins values to try for CENTER FEED
envelopes are:
                #10    #9    #6
Return Address Top Margin    2.2    2.4    2.4
Return Address Left Margin    1.6    2.4    4.6
Addressee Top Margin        3.8    3.8    3.8
Addressee Left Margin        6.0    6.5    7.5

For RIGHT SIDE FEED envelopes:

Return Address Top Margin    0.1    0.1    0.1
Return Address Left Margin    1.7    2.4    4.7
Addressee Top Margin        1.6    1.6    1.6
Addressee Left Margin        6.0    6.0    7.3



ADDRESS BOOK:

You may maintain and work from an unlimited number
of address book files created by Windows Cardfile.
Winvelope comes with one address book file already
setup for use with the filename ADBOOK.CRD.  To
create others, use Windows Cardfile to save as
many files as you need.  You could for instance
save files with the names BUSINESS.CRD,
PERSONAL.CRD, XMASLIST.CRD, etc.  These files can
be stored anywhere, but will be more convenient
for selecting if they are in the Winvelope
subdirectory.  To select a file for accessing,
activate Winvelope Setup and and click on the
Select Address Book menu item.  Choose a file from
the dialog box and it will become the active
address book file.  The selected file will remain
the default address book until changed by the
previous proceedure.  When you activate the ADDRESS
BOOK button, Winvelope will load Windows Cardfile
and the default address book file for storing or
retrieving an address.



ENVELOPE ADDRESSING:

With Winvelope, there are three methods for
addressing an envelope:

Capture an address from your Windows document by
copying it to the Windows Clipboard.  Activate
Winvelope and use the PASTE ADDRESS button to paste
the address on the envelope.

From Winvelope, activate the ADDRESS BOOK button
which will launch Windows Cardfile and the default
address book filename.  Copy a selected address to
the Clipboard and PASTE as in method 1.  Refer to
the Windows manual for more information on the use
of Cardfile.

From Winvelope, type an address directly onto the
envelope address box.



FONT SELECTION:

Printer fonts installed in Windows are available for
selection when printing envelopes.  Individual
selections can be made for both the return address
and addressee text by using the FONTS button to
access the font menu dialog box.

Every time you change a font or attribute setting,
the new value is saved with the corresponding
envelope template to the WNVELOPE.INI file in the
Windows subdirectory.  When you switch between
different size envelopes, your last settings used
for each will be retrieved from this file.  If
Winvelope cannot find a compatible matching screen
font for the printer font selected, it will substitute
the HELV screen font for display purposes; however,
the correct printer font will be used by the printer.

Bold and/or Italic type and font sizes for the return
address and addressee text may also be selected from
the Font Menu dialog box.



PRINTING:

The PRINT ENVELOPE button prints the envelope via the
Windows printer driver similar to any other Windows
application.  If your printer prints envelopes in the
landscape orientation, the printer will be changed to
this orientation automatically prior to printing and
then changed back to portrait orientation when
finished.



TROUBLE SHOOTING

Problem:
Winvelope won't print in landscape mode.

Possible Solutions:
Make sure landscape is selected in Printing Defaults
under Winvelope    Setup.

You may have a printer and/or printer driver that does
not support this feature.  The current variety of Canon
and Publisher's Powerpak drivers are known not to
support Auto-landscape.  If you have one of these, you
will need to use the Printer Setup button that will
allow you to switch to landscape and/or change paper
trays manually.

Problem:
HP Deskjet doesn't feed envelope properly.

Solution:
The current family of HP Deskjet printer drivers do not
allow for Paper Bin selection.  Deskjet users must
activate the PRINTER SETUP button and select ENVELOPE
as the paper size prior to printing.

Problem:
Screen fonts do not match printer fonts selected from
the Winvelope FONTS dialog box.

Solution:
Make sure you have installed matching screen fonts for
your third party font managers.

Winvelope may not recognize screen fonts for certain
font cartridges or internal printer fonts.  When
Winvelope cannot find a matching screen font for the
printer font selected, the Windows HELV screen font
will be substituted for display purposes.  Winvelope
will use the correct font for printing however.



PRODUCT SUPPORT

Product support for Winvelope can be obtained by
either leaving a message via Compuserve Mail (71620,24)
or by calling between the hours of 6 - 9 PM Eastern
Time.

J. E. McCullum
P.O. Box 1145
514 Lakeside Dr.
Jenkins, KY  41537
[phone]
Compuserve ID 71620,24