Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Date: 2002-01-25 18:30:06 PST

> > Just wondering:  have you guys been successful at using any software to
> > print addresses on envelopes (Linux software, of course)?
>
> > I was looking
> > for some LaTeX macros, but damn, I don't know if teTeX includes them.
> > This is one area that's important to me.
>
>No macros needed. Just set the top, bottom, left and right margins as you
>need, and stich the envelope in the printer.

Lets give the readers a demo Ed ?

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{verbose,a4paper,tmargin=45mm,bmargin=35mm,lmargin=45mm,rmargin=75mm}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} % Sets no indentation for paragraphs
\begin{document}

\Huge  %Huge fonts!

Freds Candy Store\\
233 Sugar Lane\\
Perth, 6001\\
Western Australia\\


\end{document}

Or they can use ready built envelope printing styles, some of which automatically print the relevant *barcode* as well.

Terry