I've decided to switch from my self-designed MS Access db which I've been using for several years to Donor Manager. In my db I have a Salutation field which is not simply something like "Mr. & Mrs." but rather the entire first line of the address. In this way, I can use a line such as "The Thompson Family" (because I would like the children to feel included.)
So, when importing my data (which I had exported from Access to Excel), I match my Salutation field to the Dear field.
Then, I modified the first line of the envelope.doc template from "name" to "dear", but as you know, this doesn't work. Is there a way I can modify the address portion of the envelope template (besides hacking the program with a binary editor)?
Can I modify the address portion of the envelope template?
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Can I modify the address portion of the envelope template?
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Dan,
You said:
Or, am I misunderstanding the question?
You said:
As far as I know, this does work. Now, it's not just a matter of typing <<Dear>> in the envelope. You have to use Word's command to insert a merge field, but the "Dear / Salutation" field IS available in the data file that is used to generate the envelopes.Then, I modified the first line of the envelope.doc template from "name" to "dear", but as you know, this doesn't work.
Or, am I misunderstanding the question?
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I finally figured it out.
Thank you, John, for your reply.
I was simply editing the fieldname, not knowing that that would not stick.
It took me a while to figure out how to edit the default fieldname in Word 2007. The "Insert Merge Field" button was greyed-out, but when I right-clicked on the fieldname, I was given an option to edit the field. This was the key to changing the fieldname to <dear>.
Now, I can do what I want!
Thanks, again.
I was simply editing the fieldname, not knowing that that would not stick.
It took me a while to figure out how to edit the default fieldname in Word 2007. The "Insert Merge Field" button was greyed-out, but when I right-clicked on the fieldname, I was given an option to edit the field. This was the key to changing the fieldname to <dear>.
Now, I can do what I want!
Thanks, again.
Dan Lord
Wycliffe Bible Translators
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