[Peter Jamieson]

How large is the file? If it is less than a couple of mb, I suspect Peter
will forgive you for sending it as it stands.

Correct...
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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You would need a zip utility like WinZip. This creates a compressed
version of the file

How large is the file? If it is less than a couple of mb, I suspect Peter
will forgive you for sending it as it stands.

From your e-mail software attach the file to your message. Most e-mail
software has a paperclip icon that calls a file dialog allowing you to
select the file.

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Dr. Dave wrote:
Could you tell me how exactly I would go about making a zipped file
and then how to send it by email. I have never done either one. I
know next to nothing about computers. thanks.
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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The forum does not accept attachments - unscramble Peter's e-mail
address and send it to him (ideally zipped).

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Dr. Dave wrote:
I made a test data file of three addresses (with an .mdb extension)
and tried to send it to you as a file attachment to a "reply
group"-email but I got the error message: "Windows Mail could not
post your message. Subject ' won't print address on envelopes',
Account: 'Microsoft Communities', Server: 'msnews.microsoft.com',
Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '437 (648) Transfer Failed - Do Not
Try Again -- The Article is too large', Port: 119, Secure(SSL): No,
Server Error: 437, Error Number: 0x800CCCA9". How am I supposed to
send you the data? Did you see my other reply that if I add an
extra line of one English
word to an all-Hebrew address, it prints the whole thing okay?
"Peter Jamieson" wrote in message
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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 ...
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? --
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 ...
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)) --
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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"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?