>I'm having trouble understanding the householding features. Let's say Mary >Jones is a donor. Her husband John is not. They are attached in a household >where the default name is Mr & Mrs. John Jones. If I do a mailing to donors, >how do I insure that Mary Jones is included, but not as both Mary Jones and >as Mr & Mrs. John Jones? >Thanks, >Andi Schreiber >Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
Householding does not add an additional record to the names file. You still have only records for Mary Jones and John Jones. One of these (presumably Mary, since she is the donor) is marked as the Head of Household. The association into a household is recorded in a record in the groups file. At the bottom of the query screen in the names file is an area where you can select from among three options - heads of household, Members, including heads, and Members and heads. If you want to do a mailing to a group but send only one piece of mail to a household, you would select Members and heads, then use the household option when you select labels. The interaction between the household selection and labels can be obscure. I'd recommend reviewing the section on householding in the ebase manual, and experimenting with selections and printing labels to help you figure it out. -- -- Dave Shaw H4 Consulting tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338 ------------------ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
