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Bucher's PcSoftware
PO Box 162
Kelso, MO 63758
(314) 264-2537
WORDPERFECT MAILMERGE
To pass name and address information from MARKS to WORDPERFECT,
you must first create a file called WPFIL.FIL. To create this file,
type MAIL at the DOS prompt.
i.e. C:\20MARKS>MAIL
If a member is selected and written to the file WPFIL.FIL, the
information in the record includes the members name (first, middle
initial, and last name), address one, address two, city, state, zip
code, and first name only.
After the WPFIL.FIL is created, you are ready to use the mailmerge
feature in WORDPERFECT. At this point I have to assume you are familiar
with mailmerge (called MERGE in WORDPERFECT).
To use MERGE, you have to have a primary file and a secondary file.
The primary file is your letter. The secondary file will be WPFIL.FIL
(which contains the names and addresses from MARKS). Refer to your
WORDPERFECT manual for details on how to set up your primary file.
Listed below are the fields in the secondary file and the corresponding
information.
FIELD 1 = MEMBERS NAME (first, middle initial, and last)
FIELD 2 = ADDRESS ONE
FIELD 3 = ADDRESS TWO
FIELD 4 = CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE
FIELD 5 = MEMBERS FIRST NAME i.e Frank
You might want to use FIELD 5 for example to say
Dear XXXXX, where XXXXX is Frank or Joe or Mark
After you have the primary file set up (your letter) and the
secondary file created (when you ran MAIL), you are ready to print
the letters. To print the letters, follow the steps below:
1) Get into WORDPERFECT
2) Press Ctrl-F9 (Merge/Sort) to start the merge operation
3) Press 1 or M to choose Merge
4) Type the primary file name (your letter) and press ENTER
5) Type the secondary file name (WPFIL.FIL) and press ENTER
6) Note: Field Delimiters: BEGIN should be blank
END should be a /
Record Delimiters: BEGIN should be blank
END should be a ;
7) Wordperfect should begin printing your letters