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Hello,
I have anywhere from five to seven form letters that I send out at work when we set up a new client's file. A lot of the info is the same -- the regarding line, the court date, etc. Some of the variable info is pertinent to only one letter, and some is pertinent to more than one letter. What would be the advantage of the alternatives -- Mail merge? Form? Macro? I think mail merge might be the way to go, but am not sure. Would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks, |
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While mailmerge can be used for that purpose, it is really intended to be
used to produce multiple copies of the same letter, each one "personalised" for each record in the data source. Whether mail merge is the best option depends upon: 1. Where is the client data being stored? 2. How important it is for you to be able to easily find one particular client from amongst all of them. 3. The degree to which you want to automate the task of preparing the various documents for a client. -- 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 "Rosemary" wrote in message ... Hello, I have anywhere from five to seven form letters that I send out at work when we set up a new client's file. A lot of the info is the same -- the regarding line, the court date, etc. Some of the variable info is pertinent to only one letter, and some is pertinent to more than one letter. What would be the advantage of the alternatives -- Mail merge? Form? Macro? I think mail merge might be the way to go, but am not sure. Would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks, |
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