INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINVELOPEŠ NOTE ON DEMO VERSION The demo version is a full working copy with the exception of having a 1 minute delay built in after executing the print command. You may cancel the print job and exit the demo by clicking the 'OK' in the delay message box and then clicking some other option from Winvelope's menu bar or closing Winvelope's window. To order a registered copy, send a check or money-order for $20.00 to: J. E. McCullum P.O. Box 1145 Jenkins, KY 41537 Introduction: Winvelope is a Windows 3.0 compatible utility that allows the user to capture an address from any Windows document or screen and then print the address on an envelope using an Hewlett Packard compatible laser printer. Winvelope was developed using the Oriel graphics based batch language that accesses the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI). The included script file manipulates and controls the Windows Write and Recorder programs with macros to accomplish the task of automating envelope printing. Oriel is a trademark of The LeBlond Group, Inc. Winvelope is not manufactured, endorsed, or supported by The LeBlond Group, Inc. Features: * Capture an address from any Windows application screen and print it on a business size envelope. * Manually input an address on the fly. * Access an address book setup for Windows Cardfile to select an address for printing. * Optionally print envelope with or without a return address. * Supports HP compatible laser printers with both center and side feed manual paper trays. (If you have an HP compatible laser printer and find that the text is not lining up correctly on the envelope, don't despair, this should be correctable with a little tinkering on the margin settings in the template files!) System Requirements: * 80286 or faster CPU. * Windows 3.0 running in standard or 386 mode. * Windows WRITE.EXE installed in the Windows subdirectory. * Windows RECORDER.EXE installed in the Windows subdirectory. * Windows CARDFILE.EXE installed in the Windows subdirectory. * Hewlett Packard compatible laser printer. Installation: 1. Create a directory on your harddisk for the Winvelope files or use the Windows subdirectory and copy all files from the Winvelope floppy disk to your harddisk. Add this directory to the path statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 2. Install Winvelope in Windows Program Manager (or substitute) using the following command line: [d:][path] WINVELOP.EXE where [d:] is the drive containing the Winvelope files. 3. You may want to launch 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 WINVELOP.EXE [Windows] load=[d:][path] WINVELOP.EXE Operation: When you want to print an envelope, highlight the address on any Windows application screen with the mouse or keyboard and copy it to the Windows Clipboard. Double click the Winvelope icon to access the utility, (You may need to restore your application window if you have been running it maximized in order to access the Winvelope icon). Winvelope will require a minor setup the first time you use it in order to setup the printer. Select Setup from the menu bar and follow the instructions on the screen. If you intend on printing return addresses you will also have to activate the Return Address Setup. When the setup is completed, place a business size envelope in the MANUAL FEED TRAY of your laser printer and click on one of the two print option buttons. This may also be done from the menu bar. It will take 45 seconds to a minute for the script to cycle through the macros which changes your printer setting to landscape, prints the envelope, and returns the printer to portrait mode. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INPUT WHILE THE PRINTING PROCESS IS TAKING PLACE UNTIL WINVELOPE HAS MINIMIZED TO AN ICON AND ALL SCRIPT ACTION HAS STOPPED! The PCL / HP Laserjet printer driver MUST be the default printer in your Windows Control Panel setup. When finished, Winvelope will minimize itself to an icon again for later use. You may terminate Winvelope by choosing Exit from the menu bar. Summary Steps of Operation: 1. If working in a Windows wordprocessor or other application where you have an address on screen that you wish to print on a business size envelope, CAPTURE the address and COPY it to the CLIPBOARD. 2. Activate Winvelope from Program Manager, minimized icon, or any other custom method you may have setup. 3. If you have not SETUP your printer type and RETURN ADDRESS option previously, do so now. 4. Place a BUSINESS SIZE envelope in the MANUAL FEED TRAY of your printer and select the print option from the menu bar or 'MOUSE BUTTONS' on the laser printer graphic. It will take about 45 seconds to a minute, depending on your hardware to complete the print routine. DO NOT ATTEMPT keyboard or mouse input until Winvelope has minimized to an icon and all script activity has stopped! 5. To manually input an address on the fly, select NOTEPAD from the menu bar and follow the screen instructions. Always select 'NO' when prompted to save the notepad file after you have copied the address to the CLIPBOARD and EXIT or CLOSE NOTEPAD. 6. You may want to access the address book feature, which launches Windows CARDFILE and a file named ADBOOK.CRD. This option allows you to search, retrieve and store new addresses in a permanent file. Again COPY the correct cardfile address to CLIPBOARD and EXIT or CLOSE CARDFILE. If you've added a new address, be sure to SAVE the file before you EXIT. If you already have a CARDFILE address database setup you can change its filename to ADBOOK.CRD and place it in the Winvelope subdirectory. If you are using some other Windows database or address book, contact me about modifying Winvelope for a small fee to use it instead. Telephone Support: I prefer to answer support questions via Compuserve Mail, (71620,24). If you absolutely require phone support, please restrict calls to the hours of 7 - 9 PM Eastern Time, as I have small children who go to bed early. If I start getting support calls from the west coast at midnight my wife, whose only interest in Windows is to get me to clean them, will banish me to the garage! J. E. McCullum P.O. Box 1145 Jenkins, KY 41537 (606) 832-2493 (7-9 PM Eastern) STATEMENT OF DISCLAIMER: J. E. McCullum, the author of the WinvelopeŠ script code, hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express 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 ever exceed 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.