Novice trying to do mail labels

[Theda]

I did this last year but cant remember how. I have
addressed in MS database. I have MS Suite and also Word
2000. I am trying to do Christmas labels. But dont want
to send to my entire address list. I cant get any type
of label where it only picks up the names that I have
check marks on. I dont know if I'm supposed to be in Word
or in Microsoft Works but cant get it to work either
place. Seems like it's supposed to ask me if I want all
or just the "selected" names.. there is some reason it
allows me to put check marks on but I'm lost. I am not
even sure if I know how to get back here anymore. PLEZ
somebody help.. please speak very clearly.. I"m old and
dont assume I know anything. This one part that talks
about Query and Report confuses me so if you use those
words please be detailed with steps to take.
Theda

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Theda,

Word as part of Works Suite is quite different when it comes
to mail merge. I suggest you ask this in a WORKS newsgroup,
since no one who frequents this group uses Word-in-Works

I did this last year but cant remember how. I have
addressed in MS database. I have MS Suite and also Word
2000. I am trying to do Christmas labels. But dont want
to send to my entire address list. I cant get any type
of label where it only picks up the names that I have
check marks on. I dont know if I'm supposed to be in Word
or in Microsoft Works but cant get it to work either
place.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Ralph John]

-----Original Message-----
I did this last year but cant remember how. I have
addressed in MS database. I have MS Suite and also Word
2000. I am trying to do Christmas labels. But dont want
to send to my entire address list. I cant get any type
of label where it only picks up the names that I have
check marks on. I dont know if I'm supposed to be in Word
or in Microsoft Works but cant get it to work either
place. Seems like it's supposed to ask me if I want all
or just the "selected" names.. there is some reason it
allows me to put check marks on but I'm lost. I am not
even sure if I know how to get back here anymore. PLEZ
somebody help.. please speak very clearly.. I"m old and
dont assume I know anything. This one part that talks
about Query and Report confuses me so if you use those
words please be detailed with steps to take.
Theda
.
Hi Theda

Go to:

http://www.btinternet.com/~kevin.james1/Ralph.htm

There you will find some procedures to download that will
tell you how to to print selected labels and envelopes
from you database. These procedures are based on Works
Suite 2001 and should work for either Word or Works word
processors.

Ralph John

 

[Nicole H]

What the sytem means is that you can create labels from an access query or table. In order to do this you will have to create a database by using Microsoft Access. It is fairly simple to do and should not take to long. The easiest way woud probably be to put the name sof the people you would like to mka elabels for into a table. You can then use this table to do a mail merge in Micrsoft word. If you have any questions on how to do a mail merge or how to create a database feel free to e-mail me at (e-mail address removed)