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- Kelso, MO 63758
- (314) 264-2537
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- WORDPERFECT MAILMERGE
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- 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.
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- i.e. C:\20MARKS>MAIL
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- 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.
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- 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).
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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:
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- 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
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