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
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