[Peter Jamieson]

OK, I think you've given me enough info. to try the same thing myself here
when I next have a chance.

If you want to send something it would actually be the data file that
contains your merge data (you have to save it at some point when you create
a new "address list" in Word, and in Word 2007 it will have a .mdb
extension.

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Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

"Dr. Dave" wrote in message
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Since my Word 2007 is configured for Hebrew and English, I press Alt-Shift
to change from one language to the other. When I send you the test data,
do you just want the Hebrew addresses printed out as if I were typing an
envelope on a typewriter, or do you want each bit of information (first
name, last name, address line 1, address line 2, etc) under its
appropriate column heading?
"Peter Jamieson" wrote in message
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Excuse me again for being "computer illiterate" but when I send you the
test data, do you want it to be how I enter it in the directory or how
it prints in the address block? And what do you mean by the way I
usually create it?

What I reall mean is "do whatever you usually do to enter Hebrew
addresses."

In principle, you might think that it doesn't or shouldn't matter how you
insert a character - you should end up with the same thing. But that's
not necessarily the case because Word (for example) does not rely solely
on the characters entered for its information about text direction. It
also records directional information.

I'm not a regular Hebrew user. So for example, you may have a Hebrew
keyboard. I don't. That means that in order to enter Hebrew text, I
either have to
a. enable a Hebrew keyboard in Windows and know which keys on my QWERTY
keyboard correspond to which Hebrew characters or
b. use a virtual keyboard or
c. emulate what you are doing by picking charcters from (say) Windows
Character map one by one.
d. insert test data programmatically

Whatever I do, it probably isn't the same as what you do. That may mean
that the data I save has differences from the data you save, and that may
result in differences in the way the data is handled when we merge.

FWIW I'm going to be offline for a few days now but will try to pick this
up again after that.

Peter Jamieson

"Dr. Dave" wrote in message
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Excuse me again for being "computer illiterate" but when I send you the
test data, do you want it to be how I enter it in the directory or how
it prints in the address block? And what do you mean by the way I
usually create it? I enter each field in the directory as it's labeled
on top of each column. Since that's probably not what you mean, what do
you mean?
the Hebrew addresses are four lines, all in Hebrew, the numbers are
entered in Hebrew, without changing to English. My return address is
two lines of English and two lines of Hebrew (although my return address
is not entered in the directory, so that might not have anything to do
with the problem.)
I just made a test with two lines in Hebrew and 2 lines in English for
one of the addresses and another address with all lines in Hebrew. Only
the mixed address printed (and correctly) but the all Hebrew address
didn't print at all!
Thanks for pursuing this matter with me.
"Peter Jamieson" wrote in message
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I used the Mail merge Wizard and clicked on Create A New List.

OK, that's what I needed to know. If you had used the other method
there was a possibility that the method that Word uses to get the data
might have got in the way.

It would be pretty helpful if you could send me some test data (i.e.
not real data) created the way you usually create it (because the
chances that I'll enter the data the same way you do are slim). You can
remove "KillMaps" from my e-mail and e-mail me some if you like.

It might help to know whether your addresses are all either Hebrew
characters or Latin characters, or whether some are mixed. If mixed, is
Hebrew/Latin mixed within single lines or is each line a single type of
text? (Actually, it isn't so much the characters as whether you are
having to alter the direction of typing or not, e.g. to enter digits.
If you have various mixes is there any pattern as to what prints and
what does not?
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Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

"Dr. Dave" wrote in message
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Thanks for responding. I didn't see your reply until just now. I
finished the mail merge last week, so all the particulars aren't clear
in my mind right now but if I moved the Address box section on the
envelope (either to the right or to the left, I don't remember) only
the first few letters of each line of the Hebrew address printed! I
wound up having to enter the addresses manually and print each
envelope separately. The addresses did appear in the preview of the
merge, the also printed in the letters themselves. Besides being
somewhat old and not having such a good memory, I am close to being
computer-illiterate, so I don't really understand what you mean when
you say, "using an Outlook contacts list as the data source (selected
from Word, not starting with the Outlook Tools|Mail Merge function)
with data input in Outlook using the Hebrew keyboard layout." I used
the Mail merge Wizard and clicked on Create A New List.

"Peter Jamieson" wrote in message
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Are you getting any Hebrew text through in any of your merges?

If not, what is your data source?

Do you see the Hebrew text in the Address when you
a. preview the merge
b. and/or use print preview
c. and/or output the envelopes to a new document?

(FWIW it works OK here using Word 2007 SP1, Vista SP1, both set up
for UK English, the default mailmerge envelope layout (which uses the
Cambria font for both address boxes here, and using an Outlook
contacts list as the data source (selected from Word, not starting
with the Outlook Tools|Mail Merge function) with data input in
Outlook using the Hebrew keyboard layout. Printing to an HP inkjet
(but not the same model as yours))



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Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

"Dr. Dave" wrote in message
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There's both Hebrew and English in the return address and they both
print okay there! I may have to address them by hand!
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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Is the Hebrew font used in the letter as well and if so, does it
print OK?

I have to admit though, it is not something that I have ever had
anything to do with.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Dr. Dave" wrote in message
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Thanks for responding! My printer is HP DeskJet 3920 but it has a
color cartridge installed. I'm in Israel and some of the
addresses are in English and some are in Hebrew. I just realized
that only the Hebrew addresses don't print, the English ones print
fine. What to do?
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in
message ...
Are you using an InkJet Printer that does not have the colour
cartridge installed? Some InkJet Printers create black for the
envelope address by mixing the coloured inks rather than by using
the black ink cartridge.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself
of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Dr. Dave" wrote in message
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Using Vista and word 2007, I'm doing a mail merge. The letters
printed okay but now, the next day when I'm trying to print the
envelopes, only the return address prints but the address for
the letter doesn't print. What should I do?