Mastering Mail Merge Using Microsoft Word 2003

This is the eBook version of the printed book. Learn the ins and outs of Mail Merge in Word 2003, including how to select and prepare a data file and a main document, how to manually or automatically set up field codes, and how to print, save, and manage merged letters, envelopes, labels, and catalogs. Contents: What Is a Mail Merge? Performing a Letter Merge with the Mail Merge Wizard Selecting a Main Document Type Selecting a Data Source Preparing the Main Document Inserting Merge Fields Filtering and Sorting the Data Previewing and Printing the Merge Creating Custom Merges with Word Fields Faithe Wempen, M.A., is a Microsoft Office Master Instructor and an adjunct instructor of computer information technology at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis, specializing in Microsoft Office and PC hardware. She is the author of more than 90 books on PC hardware and software and teaches online courses in Office applications for corporate clients including Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, and Sony. She also owns and operates Sycamore Knoll Bed and Breakfast (www.sycamoreknoll.com).

Get Down to Business—Maximize Your Efficiency with Office 2003 Written for business-minded and experienced Office users, this task-oriented guide goes directly to the bottom line, revealing optimal ways to perform critical, challenging tasks. After fifteen years of teaching people how to be more productive with Office, Courter and Marquis know users' FAQs and understand the way you use Office—as an integrated suite rather than as a collection of separate applications. In Mastering Microsoft Office 2003 for Business Professionals they skip the basics and focus instead on precious time-saving techniques that help you streamline your day-to-day activities. Inside, you'll learn how to: Manage schedules, tasks, contacts (Outlook) Build and deliver convincing, animated presentations (PowerPoint) Create documents collaboratively (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Streamline mailings and messaging (Word, Outlook, Access, Excel) Produce complex publications such as manuals, proposals, and contracts (Word, Binder, FrontPage) Publish documents on the Web (FrontPage, Excel) Organize and secure documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) Build robust, foolproof workbooks (Excel) Design and develop data sources (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook) Create templates for repetitive tasks (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage) Construct user input forms (Outlook, FrontPage, Word) Dissect data, and then present it in compelling ways (Excel, Access) Tweak Office to fit the way you work (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) Use macros to do more with Office (Word, Excel)

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Microsoft Office is the worldwide leading office productivity suite, featuring Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and FrontPage. This two-colour, step-by-step consumer guide features screen shots with specific, numbered instructions showing the actions one needs to perform to execute certain tasks. This book is good for visual learners who want a straightforward show me, don't tell me why approach.