Re: [libreoffice-users] CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

On Sat, 8 Jun 2013, Doug wrote:

> On 06/08/2013 11:32 AM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> > On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:16:42 -0400, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi :)
> > > That point keeps coming up but it best said the other way around
> > > 80% of MSO almost never gets used.
> /snip/
>
>
> > > How many people know how to mail-merge?  Not as many as know how to use
> > > bold!!
> > >
> > > Regards from
> > > Tom :)
>
> What the heck is a mail merge? I use Thunderbird, i wouldn't have any idea
> how to do any kind of mail in a word processor. And I don't know why I'd 
> ever
> want to.--doug

not knowing what it is, it's understandable why you'd not know why 
you'd want to. <g>

you want to send mail (usually printed stuff) to 1000 individuals but 
personalized so each letter has the individual's name, address, 
perhaps a personal greeting like "good morning, doug!"

you can modify each letter by hand a thousand times or use mail merge.

I would love to do it, also for emails, but for my purposes I probably 
need to set up a database instead.

F.

--
Felmon Davis

Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to
make it complex and wonderful.


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