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database and labels in Works 7.0

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by john_wills 1 view

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I have a Works database with address data; as it has more than address data I am not using an addressbook. I know how to produce envelopes from a subset of the entries, and how to switch to a distinct but similar database. I do not know how to do either of these things for labels. What should I do to produce labels from a marked subset of the entries? I know how to do these things in Works 4.x.

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by dklippert

See Tools>Labels in your Word Processor. If you can produce envelopes from a "subset", the process for labels will be the same.
Here's a pretty good site:
www.btinternet.com/~kevin.james1/WorksFAQ.htm

by john_wills

With the database appropriately marked and saved I have previewed both labels and envelopes. Only the marked 5 rows from the database contribute to the envelopes, but all 135 rows get labels. I have done this using Tools>Labels>View Results and separately with Tools>Envelopes and Tools>Labels.

by john_wills

I will try DKlippert's solution in the next few days. The technique is certainly NOT the same for labels as for envelopes.

by dklippert

Some people have said that the best way to use Works 7.0 is to buy Works 4.5 for about $15.
In your word processor:
go to Tools>Mail Merge...Filter & Sort...
click the Filter tab and the option to use marked records is in the upper right corner

BTW are you using Word for the merge? A DDE connectin to the database works better than ODBC if given a choice.

by john_wills

Yes, except that I don't see the option in the upper right corner: I see a column "marked" on which I can select. This filter looks as though it might have quite a variety of applications for me.

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