Wednesday's Word Lesson

Today's Class Topic:

• Mail Merge
• Labels
• Quiz-Review
• Sumo Paint-Now Sumo.Fm

New Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Shift + "F7" = Thesaurus
• F7 = Spellcheck
• Alt + "F4" = Exit MS Word

New Things I Learned Today:

• In order to do "Mail Merge" in Word, you have to have a letter that goes out to many people at one time.
• Instead of creating a data list in word, you can import a list from Excel, which is a Data Source.  Very easy and simple to do, as long as all the mailing information is there.
• You can also filter the individuals who you want to receive the letter.
• Sort the mail merge by ZIP Code, because it is easier for the post office and it will get to its destination quicker.

New MS Word Ribbon Item:
The new ribbon item is the "Labels" on the "Mailing Ribbon".  This is so cool, because you can do mass labels and if you purchase labels from the store, you can match those labels to a vendor that Microsoft has listed in the software.  If you use Avery 5260, then you can select that option from the vendor list and all you need to do is format those labels, then you will be ready to print up labels in no time.  The labels coincide with mail merge and it cuts down time in the office when you don't have to do one label at a time :)