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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We’re not talking about OpenOffice, are we Roland <wink>.
I use its merge all the time, I find it especially useful for working with my
mySQL backend. Merge is as simple as F4, drag and drop … but WordPerfect is
still streets ahead if you need to build some logic into the process e.g. a
Doctor needs to use different stationary or layouts depending on the
pathologist being faxed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Laurie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roland Gesthuizen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mark is right .. there are
better ways than how Word handles mail merging. One application I know of works
by just dragging a field out of the database and dropping it onto the desired
location in a word processor (*taps forehead*) is this sensible for noobs or
what? <br>
<br>
FileMaker is starting to look good, most of you would be suprised how many
schools use it in the States :-)<br>
<br>
Regards Roland<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>2008/8/22 Mark Kelly <<a
href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The shortest useful document is one I wrote which, in its
entirety is:<br>
<br>
Don't.<br>
<br>
Word's mail merge has not improved in 20 years. Wordperfect 5 trounced it
soundly in 1981, and Microsoft has made NO effort to improve its execrable
merge technology since then.<br>
<br>
It is a mad, sick, slavering dog with mailmerge rabies to be shot on first
sight.<br>
<br>
Run, screaming, at the first sight of Word mail merge. Use Filemaker and its
merge codes instead.<br>
<br>
The best I can offer is:<br>
<a href="http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/howto/merge/index.htm"
target="_blank">http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/howto/merge/index.htm</a><br>
but that's like getting a junkie onto using clean needles instead of kicking
the powder.<br>
<br>
This is an official announcement. You have been warned. Just say NO to
word mail Merge.<br>
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Thank you.<br>
<br>
Mark<br>
<br>
Claudia Graham wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi all,<br>
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<br>
Sorry for the OT request, but thought I'd rather post here then reinvent<br>
the wheel!<br>
<br>
<br>
Does anyone have a short instruction sheet on mail merge with excel in<br>
Office 07?<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Claudia<br>
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Claudia Graham<br>
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VCE Coordinator<br>
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Assistant to the Head of Staff (Keilor Campus)<br>
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9334 0049 (direct)<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Overnewton Anglican Community
College<br>
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North West of Melbourne. <br>
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Australia National Work and Family Award for a Medium-sized Business.<br>
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than 500 employees) in 2005<br>
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-- <br>
Mark Kelly<br>
Manager - Information Systems<br>
McKinnon Secondary College<br>
kel AT <a href="http://mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
McKinnon Rd, McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>
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keen on.<br>
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-- <br>
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br>
<a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
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