To add your lead names to your postcard:
1. Save the 1000 name file you received from us attached to your Glad You Are On My Team! email as Leads in your My Documents file on your computer.
2. Open the Microsoft Word program on your computer.
3. Select "Tools" from the top menu.
4. Select "Mail Merge" from the drop down menu.
5. The Mail Merge Helper will pop up. Click on 1 Main Document - Create.
6. Choose Mailing Labels.
7. From the pop-up window, choose "Active Window".
8. Go to 2 Data Source - Get Data. Choose Open Data Source.
9. This will bring up the Open Data Source window.
At the bottom, look for the Files of type window (there will be "All Word Documents" showing).
Click on the down arrow and scroll to the bottom choice - All Files (*.*).
Choose it.
You will see your file that you created in step 1 there (Leads).
Click on it(it will turn blue) and press Open.
10. The small Microsoft Excel window will pop up.
Choose "Entire Spreadsheet".
Press OK.
11. A new small Microsoft Word window will pop up.
Choose "Set Up Main Document".
12. The Label Options window will open.
Look for the product number window.
Scroll down inside that window.
Choose 3263 - Post Card.
Press OK.
13. The Create Label window will open.
Click on the Inset Merge Field button.
Choose the first name, space, last name.
Enter.
Choose address.
Enter.
Choose city, put a comma, choose state.
Enter. Choose zip code.
14. Now we need to add your return address.
Put cursor before all the merge fields, press enter 6 times.
Put your cursor back at the top and add your return address.
You may want to move the lead address merge fields about 30 spaces towards the middle of the document with your space bar.
It make the postcards look better.
Press OK.
15. Go to #3 Merge the data with the document.
Choose Merge.
16. The Merge window will open.
Choose Merge to: New Document.
Press Merge button.
17. You will now see your addresses on a postcard template.
*If you don't like the way the
return address or lead address looks,
return address or lead address looks,
close Word without saving, and repeat the steps.
It won't mess anything up, and it is better to get it "Just Right".
Quality counts.
18. Print the 1000 names on the other side of the 4 to a sheet post cards.
19.Take your 250 completed postcard sheets to Office Max, Office Depot, or your printer to be cut into postcards.
19.Take your 250 completed postcard sheets to Office Max, Office Depot, or your printer to be cut into postcards.
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