Forms & Bulk Mailings in Word 2013 for Windows
Word 2013 (Windows)
| Intermediate
- 11 videos | 57m 8s
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Word 2013 is not just for creating text documents. Discover how to create and work with forms and surveys, create labels and envelopes, and work with mailing lists and mail merges.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Inserting a dropdown menuCreating a multiple choice listProtecting your formCreating envelopesCreating labelsCreating a mailing list
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Editing your mailing listImporting a mailing listCreating a mail merge documentPrinting or emailing a mail outSetting up your mail merge
IN THIS COURSE
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5m 47sIf you are creating a form or survey in Word 2013, you may find the dropdown control useful. Dropdown lists are useful if you want the questionnaire recipient to select one answer from a predefined selection. In Word 2013, you can also allow your users to specify their own custom answer. FREE ACCESS
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5m 2sAs part of your Word 2013 form, you can include multiple choice lists. This can allow users to select multiple answers to your question. The appearance of your multiple choice list can be also be adjusted. FREE ACCESS
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3m 59sBefore sharing your form or survey, you may want to protect it from unauthorized modifications. Word 2013 comes complete with a special mode that allows you to protect any areas that are not intended for the user completing the form. When this mode is activated, the user can add their answers but they cannot modify the questions. FREE ACCESS
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5m 44sWord 2013 is not just for creating text documents. You can also use it create your own envelopes. The envelope creation tool allows you to define the addressee, the sender's address, and even the font and text styles applied to the addresses. FREE ACCESS
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6m 54sWord 2013 can also be used to create address labels. You can even modify the margins, pitches and dimensions of your label sheet to create a customized format. FREE ACCESS
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5m 7sBefore creating your mail merge document, you are going to need to create a list of addresses or contact details. In Word 2013, you can create your own data list from scratch and even save it for use later on. FREE ACCESS
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6m 53sOnce you have created your contact list in Word 2013, it is important to keep it up to date. You can do this by simply editing the data that you have inserted. You can also sort, filter and even search your data entries. FREE ACCESS
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5m 47sIf you have created a mailing list in a separate document - such as a Excel spreadsheet (XLS), Access database table (ACCBD) or CSV file - you can import it directly into Word 2013 and use it in a mail merge. You can even import any contacts saved to your Outlook 2013 profile. FREE ACCESS
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5m 13sThe mail merge function in Word 2013 allows you to combine data taken from an existing spreadsheet or database and incorporate it into your document. You can, for example, insert fields taken from an address spreadsheet and combine them with your envelope document. FREE ACCESS
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3m 58sWord 2013 can be used to create an email or letter that you can send to multiple recipients. Rather than manually inserting each individual contact, you can create a mailing list that is then used to send your document. FREE ACCESS
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2m 44sThe information taken from your associated mailing list can be used and interpreted in different ways in Word 2013. You can, for example, create a simple rule that changes the salutation in a letter depending on the contact's gender or title. FREE ACCESS
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