Create a Quick Letter or Labels

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To make it quick and easy to generate an ad hoc letter for a contact(s) we added the ability to select a contact from your contact list and with a few clicks generate a document with their contact info merged into that letter.  This is a very simple, yet powerful, way to do quick letters or even generate labels for your contact(s).

 

There are two basic ways to create a quick letter/label.

1.Select the contact from your contact list and generate the document

       or

2.Select the contacts via the Contact Selection Window.

 

Steps to create a Quick Letter or Label

 

1.Select your contacts
a.Highlight the contact(s) in your contact list (Tip on selecting multiple items)

--OR--

b.Select via the Contact Selection Window in step 3
2.Click Create, then Send Document to Contact on the Active Agent Toolbar
3.You will be asked if you want to generate for selected contacts

       export data contact selection

a.If you want to pick the contact based on Name, Address, email, category, etc; answer No
b.If you selected your contacts in step one answer Yes
4.Select the Document you want to send, if you are generating labels select labels from the 'Document Type/Folder' drop down box and select labels, then the appropriate Avery Label format. Then click OK
5.Select the destination of the merged document
a.Printer - The merge will be sent to the default Windows printer
b.Leave Open - Word will be left open with the merged document
c.eMail to Recipients - Word will be instructed to email the merged document to the primary email address on the contact record.