Creating Postcard 2 UP & 2 sided with Mail merge

[Gopal]

Hi everyone:

Good morning. I hope that some one can help with the design and setup for
doing the following:

1) Postcard 8.5 by 5.5 (basically half of 8.% X 11 letter paper).
2) Print on both sides
3) Mail merge on both sides

How do I set it up so that I can have 2 postcards to be printed on 1 sheet
using either one of MS Publisher or MS Word? (prefer Word)

I know that my printer does it.

First, I already have the design in both MS Publisher and MS Word.

I also have the mail merge done.

MS Publisher:
Page Setup: Width 8.5 Height: 5.5
Paper: Letter (8.5 X 11)

MS Word:
Page setup: Width: 8.5 Height: 5.5
Paper: Letter

I have read about duplex printing. I have an HP Photosmart 3200 with the
duplex printing module. I can print on 2 sides.

I have also read that there is a bug in MS publisher where print preview
shows only 1 mail merge entry. Fine. But, it does NOT print 2 postcards on 1
page front & back when I do a test print.

MS Word, I don't have a clue as to how I will get this done.

Any help will be highly appreciated. Please explain in detail stpe by step
how to set up in BOT MS Word and MS Publisher. I know that I am very close to
getting it done. It's the setup.

What's happening now?

MS Publisher:
I have test mail merge list containing 4 entries. My expectation is that MS
Publisher will print 2 entries (front & back) on 1 Letter size paper and the
other 2 entries on the 2nd sheet.

However, I get 4 sheets with front & back.

MS Word:
Don't know how to set this up. I have the documents for front and back as 1
word document.

Thanks for your help,
-- Gopal

 

[Mary Sauer]

You cannot merge back and front. Merge side one, turn the page over and merge
side two.

 

[Gopal]

I have completed this marketing project with great success using MS Publisher
2003. In fact, I also added features to my card like 1 side would have the
text rotated so that the receipients would have to read it vertical, flip the
card over and read horizontal.

Way cool ...

Thanks for your help, guys,
-- Gopal