U.M. (Windows)

3-18 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Important Use an Envelope layout only to arrange and print data in a
format suitable for envelopes. You can’t add data to a database file using
an Envelope layout. To add data, use a different layout type.
Setting up to print on envelopes
Before you create an envelope layout, do the following:
1 Choose the printer (see “Setting up to print on labels” on page 3-12).
1 In the Print Setup dialog box, select a letter size.
1 If you feed the envelopes into the printer short-side first, choose a
landscape (horizontal) paper orientation. If you feed the envelopes
into the printer long-side first, choose a portrait (vertical) orientation.
Creating an Envelope layout
1.
In Layout mode, choose New Layout from the Mode menu.
2. In the New Layout dialog box, for Type, select Envelope.
3. Select other options, and then click OK.
To Do this
Give the layout a different name For Layout Name, type a name.
Include or exclude the layout in
the layout pop-up menu
To include the layout, select Include in layouts menu. To
exclude the layout, deselect this option. (For example,
you might exclude layouts when you want to give
users access only to a particular layout.)