Anthony often has a need for an envelope that includes a text box under the return address. The text box contains the words "return receipt requested" all in caps, bold, and underlined. He's looking for a quick way to add the text box so that he doesn't have to spend as much time creating it every time he does an envelope.
There are a couple of different ways you can do this. First, you could simply create a Word template for your envelope. Do this by creating a regular envelope, making sure that everything is just the way you want it. (Don't forget your text box under the return address.) Instead of printing the envelope, use Save As to save it as a template. In the future you can create a new document based on this template, and you'll end up with an envelope you can modify to fit your current needs.
Another approach is to create the text box the way you want it, and then assign the text box to a building block. Follow these steps:
In order to use the new entry in the future, just type the keyword (the one you set up in step 4) and press F3. The keyword is replaced with the text box, which you can drag to wherever you want it.
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2015-09-17 14:05:14
Kay
I tried to do a download. It said to click on the RUN box below, but no RUN box cam up??
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