Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word
*whines* but M$ started it On 14 September 2010 22:50, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 14 September 2010 22:23, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.com wrote: of corse you can do it in OO, why the f**k would you want to use M$ Now now, play nice. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word
Hello, The feature i think your looking for is called mail merge. I don't have access to microsoft word right now so i can't talk you though it. Joseph Walton-Rivers, webpig...@gmail.com | www.webpigeon.me.uk On 14 September 2010 14:16, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Please forgive me asking a totally non ubuntu question here. I have looked everywhere for an answer to this question but no luck. At work i frequently have to write up letters which get sent to various end users. The customer data is provided via a excel spreadsheet. I have just added links to the pre-typed letters to the spreadsheet so i can easily access them. what i would like to do is somehow get the Customer name and address details and automatically clicking the link be able to populate that letter with those details. Hope this makes sense. If someone could help me out with this i would really appericate this :) -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word
-Original Message- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk- boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Walton-Rivers Sent: 14 September 2010 14:22 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word Hello, The feature i think your looking for is called mail merge. I don't have access to microsoft word right now so i can't talk you though it. Joseph Walton-Rivers, webpig...@gmail.com | www.webpigeon.me.uk On 14 September 2010 14:16, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Please forgive me asking a totally non ubuntu question here. I have looked everywhere for an answer to this question but no luck. At work i frequently have to write up letters which get sent to various end users. The customer data is provided via a excel spreadsheet. I have just added links to the pre-typed letters to the spreadsheet so i can easily access them. what i would like to do is somehow get the Customer name and address details and automatically clicking the link be able to populate that letter with those details. Hope this makes sense. If someone could help me out with this i would really appericate this :) -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/word-help/use-mail-merge-to-create-and-print-letters-and-other-documents-HA101857701.aspx Should have all the info you need Ian -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word
ive tried that but it seems too complicated! On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Joseph Walton-Rivers webpig...@gmail.comwrote: Hello, The feature i think your looking for is called mail merge. I don't have access to microsoft word right now so i can't talk you though it. Joseph Walton-Rivers, webpig...@gmail.com | www.webpigeon.me.uk On 14 September 2010 14:16, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Please forgive me asking a totally non ubuntu question here. I have looked everywhere for an answer to this question but no luck. At work i frequently have to write up letters which get sent to various end users. The customer data is provided via a excel spreadsheet. I have just added links to the pre-typed letters to the spreadsheet so i can easily access them. what i would like to do is somehow get the Customer name and address details and automatically clicking the link be able to populate that letter with those details. Hope this makes sense. If someone could help me out with this i would really appericate this :) -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word
i will look into this...thank you :) On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 2:24 PM, ian pettitt (RRes-BB) ian.pett...@bbsrc.ac.uk wrote: -Original Message- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk- boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Walton-Rivers Sent: 14 September 2010 14:22 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word Hello, The feature i think your looking for is called mail merge. I don't have access to microsoft word right now so i can't talk you though it. Joseph Walton-Rivers, webpig...@gmail.com | www.webpigeon.me.uk On 14 September 2010 14:16, javadayaz javada...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Please forgive me asking a totally non ubuntu question here. I have looked everywhere for an answer to this question but no luck. At work i frequently have to write up letters which get sent to various end users. The customer data is provided via a excel spreadsheet. I have just added links to the pre-typed letters to the spreadsheet so i can easily access them. what i would like to do is somehow get the Customer name and address details and automatically clicking the link be able to populate that letter with those details. Hope this makes sense. If someone could help me out with this i would really appericate this :) -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/word-help/use-mail-merge-to-create-and-print-letters-and-other-documents-HA101857701.aspx Should have all the info you need Ian -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word
Hi Javed, Mail merge is definitely the answer. it shouldn't be too complicated to sort out - I've taught 13 year old school pupils to do it. Word has a wizard to help with most of it (Tools: Letters and Mailings: Mail Merge). You could, of course, also do it in OpenOffice ... Yours, Joe _ From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of javadayaz Sent: 14 September 2010 14:17 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word Hi all, Please forgive me asking a totally non ubuntu question here. I have looked everywhere for an answer to this question but no luck. At work i frequently have to write up letters which get sent to various end users. The customer data is provided via a excel spreadsheet. I have just added links to the pre-typed letters to the spreadsheet so i can easily access them. what i would like to do is somehow get the Customer name and address details and automatically clicking the link be able to populate that letter with those details. Hope this makes sense. If someone could help me out with this i would really appericate this :) -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word
of corse you can do it in OO, why the f**k would you want to use M$ On 14 September 2010 17:55, Joe Metcalfe joe.metca...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Hi Javed, Mail merge is definitely the answer. it shouldn't be too complicated to sort out - I've taught 13 year old school pupils to do it. Word has a wizard to help with most of it (Tools: Letters and Mailings: Mail Merge). You could, of course, also do it in OpenOffice ... Yours, Joe -- *From:* ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] *On Behalf Of *javadayaz *Sent:* 14 September 2010 14:17 *To:* British Ubuntu Talk *Subject:* [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word Hi all, Please forgive me asking a totally non ubuntu question here. I have looked everywhere for an answer to this question but no luck. At work i frequently have to write up letters which get sent to various end users. The customer data is provided via a excel spreadsheet. I have just added links to the pre-typed letters to the spreadsheet so i can easily access them. what i would like to do is somehow get the Customer name and address details and automatically clicking the link be able to populate that letter with those details. Hope this makes sense. If someone could help me out with this i would really appericate this :) -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/