[Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
David Eddie
deddie at sjcmda.vic.edu.au
Mon Aug 25 13:10:49 EST 2008
Yes ... shame on SBS. Still, James May's new show last night was interesting, and Top Gear Australia is coming soon, so the news is all good for afficianados.
David Eddie
St Joseph's College
Can you imagine! SBS cancelled Top Gear because of some sporting event in Peking or Mongolia or somewhere.
LS
Just recently, on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:25:55AM +1000 in fact, WEIR Andrew mentioned:
> You know it's only taken a few years to get "TOP GEAR" references onto
> this list.
> James May attempted to sail a Triumph Herald Convertible across the
> English channel, with very bad consequences!
>
> Andrew Weir
> Thomas Carr College
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Scott
> Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 11:07 AM
> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>
> Nice car, did you have it from new?
>
> : )
>
> Mark Scott
> "If you don't change direction, you will probably end up where you are
> heading." Sara Felder
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
> Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 10:47 AM
> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>
> They were nice weren't they. Mind you I'm still fond of my old Triumph
> Herald Convertible too!
> It's probably time for my pills ... nurse!
>
> Laurie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Mark Scott
> Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 10:14 AM
> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>
> I still have my Osborne luggable and it still works.
>
> Twin 51/2 inch floppy drives and a 5 inch screen, ah there was a
> beautiful (but somewhat heavy) machine.
>
> Mark Scott
> Luther College
> "If you don't change direction, you will probably end up where you are
> heading." Sara Felder
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
> Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 10:00 AM
> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>
> Sorry to be pedantic but shouldn't that be 1991? We were all using Wang
> workstations, AppleWorks or Zardax on a IIE or maybe WordStar 2.26 on
> our Osborne 1 luggable in 1981.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Friday, 22 August 2008 9:09 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>
> The shortest useful document is one I wrote which, in its entirety is:
>
> Don't.
>
> 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.
>
> It is a mad, sick, slavering dog with mailmerge rabies to be shot on
> first sight.
>
> Run, screaming, at the first sight of Word mail merge. Use Filemaker and
> its merge codes instead.
>
> The best I can offer is:
> http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/howto/merge/index.htm
> but that's like getting a junkie onto using clean needles instead of
> kicking the powder.
>
> This is an official announcement. You have been warned. Just say NO to
> word mail Merge.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Mark
>
> Claudia Graham wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry for the OT request, but thought I'd rather post here then
> > reinvent the wheel!
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have a short instruction sheet on mail merge with excel in
>
> > Office 07?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Claudia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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