A. Probably nothing; it sounds like a matter of settings. Open My Computer—Tools—Folder Options—File Types tab. Scroll down to RTF and click. Below "Details for RTF extension" it says "Open with:" If anything other than Microsoft Office Word is listed, click on the Change button. An Open With window opens. Scroll down until you find Microsoft Office Word, click on it, and check in the box beside "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file."
Q. How do I print an envelope in MS Word with my printer?
A. Click on Tools—Letters and Mailings—Envelopes and Labels. There are two tabs—one for Envelopes and another for Labels. Click on the one for Envelopes. If you have typed a business-type letter with a mailing address at the top, the Delivery address is automatically filled in; otherwise, you must type an address. You have a choice of either typing a return address and having it stay, or checking the Omit box and using a return address sticker. Clicking on the Options button allows you to select the size envelope you want to print such as Size 10 (4 1/8 x 9 1/2 in) or Size 6 3/4 (3 5/8 x 6 1/2 in) or Custom Size. Other options include a Delivery point bar code below the address. The USPS scans this and sometimes your mail gets to its destination sooner. Fonts of different sizes and styles may be applied separately to the Delivery address and to the Return address, and choices of color and other effects may be selected. A little preview picture shows the shape of the envelope and the placement of the address, and a "feed" selection button lets you select the positioning your printer has for envelopes—on one side or down the middle.
On your printer, look at the paper tray for a tiny outline of an envelope and one or more moveable paper guides. Adjust the paper guide so the envelope can slide by without getting stuck or crooked. Now here’s the tricky part for some envelopes like quarter-fold greeting cards: Some paper trays pull out far enough that you can position a small envelope far enough in that it can be reached by the pickup rollers, but others don’t and mine is one of those. I push the envelope in with my fingers as far as I can and then gently nudge it on back with the end of an emery board until I feel it touch the end of the tray.
If you want to print graphics on the envelope, generally it’s necessary to use a greeting card program or a template downloaded from Microsoft Office Online. I use American Greetings’ CreataCard, and I like to begin with a blank envelope, then copy a graphic from the card and paste it onto a left, lower corner of the envelope.
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