[ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word

2010-09-14 Thread javadayaz
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word

2010-09-14 Thread Joseph Walton-Rivers
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word

2010-09-14 Thread ian pettitt (RRes-BB)
-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,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word

2010-09-14 Thread javadayaz
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,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word

2010-09-14 Thread javadayaz
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word

2010-09-14 Thread Joe Metcalfe
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 _

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine

2010-09-14 Thread Jacob Mansfield
toshiba portage R100 On 13 September 2010 22:04, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: On 13 September 2010 20:09, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: Jacob, Just install Ubuntu to a separate partition and it will wipe out the Windows bootloader and replace it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Non Ubuntu help please- Add info from Excel into MS word

2010-09-14 Thread Jacob Mansfield
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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Direction

2010-09-14 Thread David King
I never knew about the existing CTRL ALT d key combo, thanks! (still on Ubuntu 9.04) David King Daniel Case wrote: Hi All, I have just tried the 10.10 Beta and here are my thoughts. Is it just me, or does anyone else think Ubuntu is losing its direction from its initial philosophy? I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine

2010-09-14 Thread Tommy Pyatt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 14/09/10 17:55, Jacob Mansfield wrote: toshiba portage R100 On 13 September 2010 22:04, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk mailto:m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: snip Jacob, What netboot do you have? I really do doubt it can't boot