Alphabetizing

[MisplacedAngel]

Is there a way to alphabetize mailing labels?

If so, please lemme know...it would save me TONS of work...
Thanks!

 

[Jezebel]

Depends how they're set up. If you already have the labels set up, all
formatted as 'normal' then 'not easily' is the answer.

If you are doing a mail merge, you can specify the sort field(s) as part of
the merge query. (By far the best method!)

If the first line of each label is formatted to a different style, you can
do it by setting that style's outline level to 1, then display the document
in outline mode, display only level 1 paragraphs, select all, then use Sort
from Table menu.

If each label is a single line using NewLine for each address line and
paragraph marks only between labels, then you can sort directly: select all,
then Sort from the Table menu.

 

[Doug Robbins]

If you have the labels already typed, see "Convert Labels into Mail Merge
Data File" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website at:

http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels_into_mail_merge.htm

and use Table Sort, to sort the resulting data source.


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