Kris - Sounds like you are going to have more success using the "Issues 2" field which appears on the "Activist" layout. The "Issues 1" list is more limited to use in the Actions area. But you should be aware -- You probably won't get a good sort on checkbox fields such as "Issues 2". FileMaker check boxes are actually concatenated fields with all the checked values. So if a person has more than one interest checked, the sort order will probably be wrong. If you are really referring to doing a FIND for an interest then printing labels / Letters to those who have that interest, then doing a FIND on an interest which is checked in "Issues 2" on the "Activist" layout should do it. But - If you are trying to use the contents of the "Issues 2" check boxes in a mail merge, that will not work for folks who have more than one interest. (due to the concatenated nature of FileMaker check boxes). I would create issue specific letters, then do a find for who needs them, and lastly merge in the names. Tip re: Word Merges - the export format that FileMaker calls Merge *.mer is just what Word likes for merges. But Word doesn't know what to do with the "mer" extension. So export as mer then tell Words merge wizard to look a "all files" and grab your merge document. good luck Clif -------------------------------------------- Clif Graves, Programmer TechRocks 74 Narrows Pond Road Winthrop ME 04364 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] eFax: 425.790.2058 Web: http://www.techrocks.org -------------------------------------------- ebase -Free relationship management software for nonprofits http://www.ebase.org -------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: kRIS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 5:18 PM > To: TechRocks Support > Subject: [support] Issues-Activist > > > I am trying to attach the "interest issues" for which people contact us so > I can later sort their names by "interest issue" for mailings. I saw all > sorts of "issues" in the "issues2" box and added ours to them. However, > I am finding I can not attach the "issues2" to a contact name. Is that > correct? Is "Issues2" used only to add an Action History Report? I see > that I can attach "issues 1" to a contact name. Is it "issues 1" I need > to edit to fit our "interest issues?" I am under the gun with a huge > mailing coming up. Would appreciate any help I could get! Thanks! Kris > > ------------------ > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and > enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase > support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
