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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Now they just have to come up with decent Edu licencing –
not the $100/seat at present.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Geoff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Roland Gesthuizen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT- Mail merge and word<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mark is right .. there are
better ways than how Word handles mail merging. One application I know of works
by just dragging a field out of the database and dropping it onto the desired
location in a word processor (*taps forehead*) is this sensible for noobs or
what? <br>
<br>
FileMaker is starting to look good, most of you would be suprised how many
schools use it in the States :-)<br>
<br>
Regards Roland<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>2008/8/22 Mark Kelly <<a
href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The shortest useful document is one I wrote which, in its
entirety is:<br>
<br>
Don't.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
It is a mad, sick, slavering dog with mailmerge rabies to be shot on first
sight.<br>
<br>
Run, screaming, at the first sight of Word mail merge. Use Filemaker and its
merge codes instead.<br>
<br>
The best I can offer is:<br>
<a href="http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/howto/merge/index.htm"
target="_blank">http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/vceit/howto/merge/index.htm</a><br>
but that's like getting a junkie onto using clean needles instead of kicking
the powder.<br>
<br>
This is an official announcement. You have been warned. Just say NO to
word mail Merge.<br>
<br>
Thank you.<br>
<br>
Mark<br>
<br>
Claudia Graham wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi all,<br>
<br>
<br>
Sorry for the OT request, but thought I'd rather post here then reinvent<br>
the wheel!<br>
<br>
<br>
Does anyone have a short instruction sheet on mail merge with excel in<br>
Office 07?<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Claudia<br>
<br>
<br>
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*********************************************************************<br>
<br>
Claudia Graham<br>
<br>
VCE Coordinator<br>
<br>
Assistant to the Head of Staff (Keilor Campus)<br>
<br>
9334 0049 (direct)<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Overnewton Anglican Community
College<br>
A school for the whole family celebrating 21 years of quality education in the
North West of Melbourne. <br>
Winner of the 2007 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Business Council of
Australia National Work and Family Award for a Medium-sized Business.<br>
<br>
EOWA Australia's Leading Organisation for the Advancement of Women (less
than 500 employees) in 2005<br>
<br>
An EOWA Employer of Choice since 2002.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.overnewton.vic.edu.au/" target="_blank">http://www.overnewton.vic.edu.au/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Keilor Campus
Taylors Lakes Campus<br>
2-30 Overnewton Road
39 - 57 Robertsons Road<br>
Keilor, Victoria, 3036
Taylors Lakes, Victoria, 3038<br>
Tel: 03 9334 0000
Tel: 03 9334 0000<br>
Fax: 03 9336 1835
Fax: 03 9390 5144<br>
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-- <br>
Mark Kelly<br>
Manager - Information Systems<br>
McKinnon Secondary College<br>
kel AT <a href="http://mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
McKinnon Rd, McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>
Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085 Fax +613 9578 9253<br>
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Webmaster - <a href="http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
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Moderator: IT Applications Mailing List<br>
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I worship the ground you walk on, because I like grounds. You, I'm not so
keen on.<br>
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-- <br>
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br>
<a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
<br>
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
Mead<o:p></o:p></p>
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