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- Copyright WordPerfect Corporation 1993
- All Rights Reserved
-
- README.MAI 2/1/93
-
- This README file is in DOS text format and is 3 pages long.
-
- This is a simple mailing database with an archiving panel. You
- can use the database to record client addresses, to print mailing
- lists or labels, to merge addresses into a form letter in
- WordPerfect, and to record the date of a mailing. The database
- is designed for use with DataPerfect 2.3.
-
- For information on deleting the sample data in MAILING, see the
- file titled README.APP.
-
- You may copy and modify this database for your own or your
- company's use. You may not copy the database and resell it.
- Please be aware that while WordPerfect Corporation provides
- support on DataPerfect questions, only limited support is
- available for the predefined databases. No support is available
- for the databases if they have been modified.
-
- PANELS
- Mailing was created with a built-in menu to make navigating
- easier. Mailing has seven panels, however, you can do most or
- your work using the menu.
-
- As you tab through each field in a panel, a help message at the
- top of the screen explains what to do while in that field. Press
- Help (F3) twice for further information about the field.
-
- CUSTOMER INFORMATION
- This panel stores the customer's mailing address. This panel
- gives you access to Mailing List Types and Mailing History. You
- An arrow () next to a link indicates that this customer has
- records to view.
-
- MAILING HISTORY
- Data in the Mailing History panel is created when you run a
- mailing label report. You can create records manually by
- accessing the View Mailing History link in the Customer
- Information panel.
-
- MAILING RESPONSES
- Customer responses to mailings are tracked in the Mailing
- Responses panel. If you enter this panel from the menu (menu
- option 2), you will need to select the mailing history
- information manually by highlighting the customer name field,
- pressing F6, then the Up Arrow. If you enter the Mailing
- Response panel from the Mailing History panel, the mailing
- history information will automatically be entered for you. You
- will need to enter information for Requested Items either way.
-
- CUSTOMER MAILING LIST TYPES
- You can enter the Customer Mailing List Types panel from the
- Customer Information panel. You should enter a new record for
- each mailing list a customer is on. You can select a mailing
- list type from a lookup list.
-
- MAILING LIST TYPES
- The Mailing List Types panel lists the possible mailing lists
- your customers may be on. This panel is used to select the
- customer mailing list type. You can enter this panel from the
- menu (option 7). You should leave the records marked "*All*" and
- "*Done*" if you want the mailing label reports to work correctly.
-
- MAILING REQUEST ITEMS
- The Mailing Request Items panel lists the items a customer has
- requested in response to a mailing.
-
-
- REPORTS
- Mailing has six custom reports in addition to Built-In Short
- Reports. Using DPPrint when running reports is recommended. For
- more information about DPPrint, see Appendix M: Utilities--
- DPPrint in DataPerfect Reference.
-
- LABELS
- Two reports allow you to print labels. You can easily
- modify or copy these reports to meet your personal
- requirements. The label reports are set up to print to HP
- Laser 3-across (Avery 5160 - menu option 11) or Continuous
- feed 1.5" x 4" (menu option 12). Each of these reports
- will print labels and create mailing history records in the
- Mailing History panel. You can specify which mailing list
- type to print as you run the report.
-
- CUSTOMER MAILING LIST
- Menu option 14 prints an alphabetic list of customers
- (sorted by last name).
-
- WPMERGE FILE EXPORT
- Menu option 16 creates a WordPerfect export file containing
- data from the Customer Information panel.
-
- ARCHIVE/RESTORE RECORDS
- The Archive Records report (menu option 17) and Restore to
- Active List (menu option 18) help you maintain your
- database. When a customer becomes inactive (you decide
- when), you can select the Archive Records report. You are
- prompted to select the customer to be archived. If the
- customer later needs to be restored to view, you can select
- the Restore to Active List report (the records are not
- deleted, but have been hidden from view).
-
-
- USING THE DATABASE
- You can use the database to record client addresses, to print
- mailing lists or labels, to merge addresses into a form letter in
- WordPerfect, and to record the date of a mailing.
-
- When you print labels or merge addresses to WordPerfect for a
- mass mailing, you might consider sorting the addresses by state
- or ZIP Code first so you can take advantage of bulk mailing
- discounts for pre-sorted mail.