Envelope Printing officejet pro 8500 wireless

[DrBillS]

My old 2750 had an "envelope" slot in the output tray to take single envelopes.  That was handy.  My brand new 8500 had no such "slot" and it appears I have to remove all paper in the tray to put a single envelope in!  That doesn't make sense to me, but I simply cannot find any "single envelope" slot anywhere!  Is there a way to print a single envelope with the officejet pro 8500 wireless without having to use the paper tray itself?

Thanks, 

DrBillS

[Tmayo]

I have asked the same question.   I got the same answer as you have.  Nothing!  

I did get a suggestion to put the envelope on top of the paper in the tray and "try" that.  If you want a crooked label on your envelope, that will work.  

I could print labels and stick them on my envelope or I could hand write them.  Not really a good solution.

My old PSC 2110 could print a single envelope.  Why would you market this printer to small business and not have a way to print one envelope at a time?

Sorry for the rant, I am very disappointed with the lack of this feature.  

[TBarnes]

This took a little time to figure out , Remove the paper and you should have a place to place your envelopes , it is not as convenient as your old printer with the separate slot but it works , using Word select Mailings and then envelopes and create your envelope template using the Envelope options then select the Printing Options and select the Feed method depending on the one you use you may have to select the Scale to Paper size in your Printer options , Hope this helps it worked for me and actually did a good job with out jamming any envelopes first time .

[Sparty]

T. Barnes:  Thanks, but I already knew that you have to empty the dern paper tray, put an envelope in the empty tray, move the paper guides to fit the envelope, then print the darn thing!  What a crock!  What a snafu!  Someone in the design department had a real brain fart when they forgot to accomodate a single envelope feed!

Thanks!

Sparty

[ross1234]

This Officejet Pro 8500 wireless is the first HP printer I've bought after numerous Epson & Canon printers which were easy to set up, had features like separate envelope feed and worked faultlessly (I know, I know, ... I went to buy another Canon and let the salesman talk me into this "great deal" on the HP!). I didn't even think to ask whether this device could print single envelopes, it's such a standard expectation. It's not possible that the designers 'forgot' this feature, it must have been a conscious decision by HP to leave out this function. The lack of an individual envelope feed is not my only complaint, ... I'm not a novice user but the scanner took hours to set up and still works sporadically, I can't get the wireless connection to work, ... I could go on. I'll never buy another HP.

[Ceodoc]

Interestingly, the last 2 printers we had from HP were excellent.

This however makes me laugh, as a small business we need to print our own envelopes, we will not be removing the paper every time we need to do this, so it looks like labels, oh shame on waste.

I cannot echo that we will not buy HP again but we will call this a stirke lets say.

Ceo

[wils1234]

Here's a cheat if you don't want to remove the paper every time to print an envelope, and here's how it works.

The width of an envelope X2 is 81/4". Fold two envelopes length-wise and tape them along the non-fold edges.  Center an envelope on a piece of 81/2 X 11 card stock as it would feed into the printer.  Snug the two folded envelopes against the centered envelope so that there is a 1/8" margin between the outside edge of the folded envelope and the edge of the card stock.  Glue the folded envelopes to the card stock in this position.  When the glue is dry, place this guide on top of the paper in the paper tray and place the envelope in position. Print your envelopes one at a time.  It's not a great solution but it beats buying another printer.

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Be sure to set number of copies to 1 or the template goes through the second time.

[musac64]

you can purchase a second tray so one can hold envelopes and one can hold paper.

[joberrick]

I have to agree that not having an envelope feed slot is pretty odd for a printer that is positioned as a SOHO printer, but mine did come with the second paper tray on the bottom so I keep the top tray empty and set up for my envelopes and it works very well that way.

[patlandy2]

I just do the same thing I did with my L7780...Slide the envelope in along the right side of the paper tray on top of the paper with the flap up and left.  I use Office Word to print my single envelopes, so it prints properly but the 8500 takes a sheet of paper along for the ride while printing the envelope...