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H e l p o n w o r d p r o c e s s i n g
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This is the built-in mail merge word processor for basic letters. It
supports right hand justification, text block movement, enhancements and
margin settings.
SELECTING A DOCUMENTS
The screen will ask you for a document name on entry. The name "Letter" is
suggested. You may type in any other name up to 8 characters long. A 3
letter dot extension (.xxx) is optional.
If you are unsure as to what documents exist in your current directory,
delete the "Letter" name so that the field is blank. If you then press
RETURN various available documents without extensions will appear in a
special menu. Simply select one using your ARROW keys and press RETURN.
FUNCTION KEYS
All available options are given at the bottom of the screen. Here is a
summary of commands:
F1 = Help............ Displays these help screens
F2 = Print menu...... Here you specify whether you require mail-merge or a
normal letter, single or double line spacing, pausing
for new pages if you use single sheets, direct output
to the printer, the screen or a disk file called
"letter.prn" and set your printer's compatibility
(select IBM if unsure). Use your ARROWS to select the
combination of choices you require.
F3 = Merge........... Pop-up menu for specifying mail merge fields.
F4 = Enhancements.... This enables bold lettering, underlining, condensed
and enlarged mode, depending on your printer type.
F5 = Date............ This is an automatic date stamp function.
F6 = Time............ Use this to stamp the current time.
F7 = Margins......... Here you can specify exactly how you wish your
document to be laid out. The letter width and
length are calculated and displayed automatically.
F8 = Blocks.......... Use this to move, copy or delete paragraphs of text.
The handling of entire paragraphs rather than
sentences or words is recommended. If unexpected
results occur, save the document by exiting first and
then continue.
Shift F8 = Line Del.. Use it to delete a line of text, similar to CTRL - Y.
F9 = Reformat........ Use this to tie your sentences back together after
you have made deletions with BACKSPACE or the DELETE
key.
F10= Exit............ The pop-up menu allows you to save or abandon the
changes you have made. If you do not with to exit
after all, press ESC to continue editing.
MOVING AROUND IN THE DOCUMENT
The ARROWS, PGUP and PGDN are easiest to use. The following may further
help to speed up editing:
HOME = Beginning of current line
END = End of current line
CTRL - HOME = Beginning of current screen
CTRL - END = End of current screen
CTRL - PGUP = Beginning of document
CTRL - PGDN = End of document
CTRL - RIGHT ARROW = Move one word to the right
CTRL - LEFT ARROW = Move one word to the left
CTRL - Y = Delete the line, similar to Shift - F8
CTRL - T = Delete the word
HOW TO PERFORM A MAIL-MERGE
First of all, you have to place mail merge fields into your text. These are
words which will automatically change from letter to letter. Simply use the
F3 pop-up menu, select your requirements using the arrows and press RETURN.
Then print your document. In the print menu from F2, you must specify the
letter type as MAIL-MERGED.
Press F10 and an additional selections menu will pop up. There you can
specify exactly for whom you wish to produce letters. Within these
selections, you may press F1 for a complete browsing list.
This list shows details of the group of person you have selected in a
pop-up window. This way you can change your selection until you are
completely satisfied.
When testing the mail-merge functions, it may be useful to print the
results to the screen first to ensure you have the desired effect before
committing your work to the printer.
MAIL MERGE EXPORT
If you do many mass mailings or marketing mail shots you might wish to use
your favorite word processing package. For this purpose use the "S - Send
details to external word processor" option under the word processor
integrator menu.
The export can be done in ASCII or SDF format. Most word processing
packages with mail-merge features support these. You may, however, have to
refer to your word processor's manual for detailed guidance on how to read
the exported mail-merge file into your letters.
HOW TO INTERRUPT PRINTING
Printing may be interrupted at any time.
To abort printing press the ESC key, repeatedly if necessary. To pause
printing, press the CTRL and S keys together. Your printer may print a few
more lines before pausing if it has an internal printer buffer. To resume
printing after the pause, press CTRL and S once more.