...AND if you also change the options as follows: Under Custom Size Tab, unselect "Use these custom Settings" and select "Print in a Report Format" Under Borders/Pictures Unselect "include a picture", "border", and "shadow". On the far right of the screen, select for "text file" and choose the options you want there.
Now it will create a text file for you that is useful for print merging, importing into other programs, etc. trapper John Lancaster, author of The Electronic Genealogist The New FREE Weekly Genealogy Site Review Email Letter http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jclancaster/teg/index.html Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi Cynthia > > I haven't used address lists so far but have taken a look at the possibilities. > I don't know how you've entered addresses but as I understand it the Addressname > is a combination of Given Name and Surname, in that order. It seems to me that > in exporting addresslabels to text files you can't sort on surnames, it takes > the Addressname and I've haven't seen a way to change that. > > In the export-options to nametags however there is an option to change the > Addresname to Surname, Given names (under 'Customize' on 'What to Print'). I > think this is what you're lookin for. There are several options more in > name-tags, including using tags and/or individuals with mailingaddresses etc. I > think you have to explore all the options to get the desired results. It all > depends I suppose on the way you've entered addresses. > > The data must be exported "With Quotes" and "Group fields on One Line". There > are several ways to import such txt-files in spreadsheets or convert them to > tables. In Word you would have to search and replace the fielseparators (",") > with a tab (^t). After this select all the text and convert it to a table > (Table; Convert; Convert text to table; use tab a field separator). Now you can > sort the table anyway you want (Table | Sort). Be sure to select the entire > table before you sort it. > > Good Luck, > > Wim > > > [ -----Original Message----- > [ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [ Cynthia Russell > [ Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:27 PM > [ To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [ Subject: [LegacyUG] Sorting Surnames - Alphabetical order > [ > [ > [ Is it possible to sort name tags and address lists alphabetically? It > [ certainly would be most useful for sending out 650+ newsletters and keeping > [ track of them by surname in alphabetical order - same with name tags! > [ > [ I did look in the help section both in the manual and within the program. I > [ do understand sorting by Rin # and surname order, but I want to know if they > [ can be EXPORTED in alphabetical order by surname. Any suggestions for a > [ work-around? > [ > [ Cynthia N. Russell > [ > [ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > [ > [ Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > [ http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
