[Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
Adam Barbary
home at adambarbary.com
Mon Aug 25 17:43:01 EST 2008
I know, how ridiculous, is it back on tonight? Oh, and with a school
name like Thomas' Car, it was bound to be you who mentioned that Top
Gear was missing Laurie/Lorry?
Adam Barbary
Viewbank College
On 25/08/2008, at 12:27 PM, Laurie Savage wrote:
> Can you imagine! SBS cancelled Top Gear because of some sporting
> event in Peking or Mongolia or somewhere.
>
> LS
>
> Just recently, on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:25:55AM +1000 in fact,
> WEIR Andrew mentioned:
>> You know it's only taken a few years to get "TOP GEAR" references
>> onto
>> this list.
>> James May attempted to sail a Triumph Herald Convertible across the
>> English channel, with very bad consequences!
>>
>> Andrew Weir
>> Thomas Carr College
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Scott
>> Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 11:07 AM
>> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
>> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>>
>> Nice car, did you have it from new?
>>
>> : )
>>
>> Mark Scott
>> "If you don't change direction, you will probably end up where you
>> are
>> heading." Sara Felder
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
>> Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 10:47 AM
>> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
>> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>>
>> They were nice weren't they. Mind you I'm still fond of my old
>> Triumph
>> Herald Convertible too!
>> It's probably time for my pills ... nurse!
>>
>> Laurie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
>> On Behalf Of Mark Scott
>> Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 10:14 AM
>> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
>> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>>
>> I still have my Osborne luggable and it still works.
>>
>> Twin 51/2 inch floppy drives and a 5 inch screen, ah there was a
>> beautiful (but somewhat heavy) machine.
>>
>> Mark Scott
>> Luther College
>> "If you don't change direction, you will probably end up where you
>> are
>> heading." Sara Felder
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
>> On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
>> Sent: Monday, 25 August 2008 10:00 AM
>> To: 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'
>> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>>
>> Sorry to be pedantic but shouldn't that be 1991? We were all using
>> Wang
>> workstations, AppleWorks or Zardax on a IIE or maybe WordStar 2.26 on
>> our Osborne 1 luggable in 1981.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
>> On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
>> Sent: Friday, 22 August 2008 9:09 PM
>> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word
>>
>> The shortest useful document is one I wrote which, in its entirety
>> is:
>>
>> Don't.
>>
>> Word's mail merge has not improved in 20 years. Wordperfect 5
>> trounced
>> it soundly in 1981, and Microsoft has made NO effort to improve its
>> execrable merge technology since then.
>>
>> It is a mad, sick, slavering dog with mailmerge rabies to be shot on
>> first sight.
>>
>> Run, screaming, at the first sight of Word mail merge. Use
>> Filemaker and
>> its merge codes instead.
>>
>> The best I can offer is:
>> http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/howto/merge/index.htm
>> but that's like getting a junkie onto using clean needles instead of
>> kicking the powder.
>>
>> This is an official announcement. You have been warned. Just say
>> NO to
>> word mail Merge.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Claudia Graham wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry for the OT request, but thought I'd rather post here then
>>> reinvent the wheel!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a short instruction sheet on mail merge with
>>> excel in
>>
>>> Office 07?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Claudia
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *********************************************************************
>>>
>>> Claudia Graham
>>>
>>> VCE Coordinator
>>>
>>> Assistant to the Head of Staff (Keilor Campus)
>>>
>>> 9334 0049 (direct)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Mark Kelly
>> Manager - Information Systems
>> McKinnon Secondary College
>> kel AT mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
>> McKinnon Rd, McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia Direct line /
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>> 8520 9085 Fax +613 9578 9253
>>
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>>
>> I worship the ground you walk on, because I like grounds. You, I'm
>> not
>> so keen on.
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> Laurie Savage
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