2 Word 2007 Tutorials

Here are 2 Word 2007 Tutorials at Brown University. These Word Tutorials explain some of the advanced topics in Word, namely Mail Merge and Special Page Numbering.


Word 2007 Tutorial on Mail Merge, Merge Fields and Rules
Mail Merge is a process by which a series of documents can be created from a single template and a data source. The data for each document is procured from the data source and inserted into placeholders for the specified data. This tutorial discuss setting up of the data source, framing the document, establishing a connection to the data source and finally previewing your document. Also explained are advanced Mail Merge topics such as Conditional Text Rules and Merge Fields.

The General Process:
 - Setting Up the Excel Source
 - Setting Up the Letter
 - Starting the Mail Merge
 - Connecting to the Excel File
 - Inserting a Merge Field
 - Previewing the Results
 - Finishing Up

More Advanced Tricks:
 - Using Preformatted Blocks
 - Conditional Text (Rules)
 - Viewing Merge Fields
 - Inserting Merge Fields in Rules / Manually Editing Merge Code

Example: Planning a Nested Conditional:
 - First Conditional – Have you met them?
 - Second Conditional – If you met them, when did you last see them?


Word 2007 Tutorial – Special Page Numbering
This tutorial explains the entry of page numbers on special pages, such as the first few pages of a dissertation or a project report, perhaps. Since these page numbers would differ from others in that these pages would be numbered using Roman numerals or other special numbering.

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