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Form Letter, Template, Macro?
I have a letter that I send out to often and want to find an easy way to personalize it for each client. There are several parts within the letter that I manually change each time: date, contact's name, contact's address, and a few other fields within the text. Is there a way to take this form letter and be able to fill in information that Word can just plug into the letter? That way I can just type in the particulars and Word can put them in the appropriate fields? I know there's a way to do this, but I've been butting my head up against a wall for a while now.
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Form Letter, Template, Macro?
The easiest way is with a UserForm. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm to get started. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Lauren" wrote in message ... I have a letter that I send out to often and want to find an easy way to personalize it for each client. There are several parts within the letter that I manually change each time: date, contact's name, contact's address, and a few other fields within the text. Is there a way to take this form letter and be able to fill in information that Word can just plug into the letter? That way I can just type in the particulars and Word can put them in the appropriate fields? I know there's a way to do this, but I've been butting my head up against a wall for a while now. Thank you! |
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Form Letter, Template, Macro?
If you are willing to learn programming, the most powerful way is with a
userform, a custom dialog box. However, if you just want to get out some similar letters from time to time, try an online form. Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Lauren" wrote in message ... I have a letter that I send out to often and want to find an easy way to personalize it for each client. There are several parts within the letter that I manually change each time: date, contact's name, contact's address, and a few other fields within the text. Is there a way to take this form letter and be able to fill in information that Word can just plug into the letter? That way I can just type in the particulars and Word can put them in the appropriate fields? I know there's a way to do this, but I've been butting my head up against a wall for a while now. Thank you! |
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