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I have been using the mail merge function for several years to make between
700 and 1000 address labels at a time. After purchasing the Office 2007 and
using it on XP professional, I have been very surprised at some of the quirks
and I wondered if I am missing something.
Usually I start by creating a personalized Current View, called Labels. In
that view I will put all the fields I would like to use as well as sorting
and filtering that view.
Then, starting from Outlook, I do the mail merge, confirm my label size and
then Word opens. I click mail merge, then because i realize I am not all
that familiar with all the new tabs in 2007 (nor all that succesful) I click
on the Start Mail Merge Tab and then on the Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard.
At that point Word freezes for a good 30 seconds ( I have 2 gigs of ram, so I
am a little surprised).
I go to arrange my address block and here is one of my biggest surprises.
After choosing the Recipient's name format and Unclicking the Company Name,
invariably I need to match the fields. When I have finished matching the
fields, 2007 will have undone all the other changes I have made in that
address box. Which means, I have to go back and RESELECT Joshua and Cynthia
Randal, UNCLICK the Company box and then go forward.
Finally, when I have finished getting everything in order, the lines are
spaced quite far apart and those addresses that are a little longer are then
cut off. So, I get to fiddle with font, and spacing before all is said and
done.
So, if i could get a tip on how to get the address block to stay static
while I work with that and if I could get a tip on how to set up the final
spacing and font, I would greatly appreciate it.
700 and 1000 address labels at a time. After purchasing the Office 2007 and
using it on XP professional, I have been very surprised at some of the quirks
and I wondered if I am missing something.
Usually I start by creating a personalized Current View, called Labels. In
that view I will put all the fields I would like to use as well as sorting
and filtering that view.
Then, starting from Outlook, I do the mail merge, confirm my label size and
then Word opens. I click mail merge, then because i realize I am not all
that familiar with all the new tabs in 2007 (nor all that succesful) I click
on the Start Mail Merge Tab and then on the Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard.
At that point Word freezes for a good 30 seconds ( I have 2 gigs of ram, so I
am a little surprised).
I go to arrange my address block and here is one of my biggest surprises.
After choosing the Recipient's name format and Unclicking the Company Name,
invariably I need to match the fields. When I have finished matching the
fields, 2007 will have undone all the other changes I have made in that
address box. Which means, I have to go back and RESELECT Joshua and Cynthia
Randal, UNCLICK the Company box and then go forward.
Finally, when I have finished getting everything in order, the lines are
spaced quite far apart and those addresses that are a little longer are then
cut off. So, I get to fiddle with font, and spacing before all is said and
done.
So, if i could get a tip on how to get the address block to stay static
while I work with that and if I could get a tip on how to set up the final
spacing and font, I would greatly appreciate it.