I am currently working on a detailed inventory, but also want to make a
hard-copy version from the list in excel in the form of individual note cards
for each entry? Are there any shortcuts I could take through excel or any
other Office programs so that I could just click and print rather than do
everything manually?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

"Quik" <Quik @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
...
I am currently working on a detailed inventory, but also want to make a
hard-copy version from the list in excel in the form of individual note
cards
for each entry? Are there any shortcuts I could take through excel or any
other Office programs so that I could just click and print rather than do
everything manually?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I can't help with the software/mail merge part of this, since it's not my
forté, but I have a suggestion for the end result. If you're talking about
something like index cards, Avery makes those in printable sheets.

Here's one:
http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...alogcode=WEB01

I've used their business card sheets and they work flawlessly, at least in
my printer. Microsoft Word already contains formatting (in Tools, Envelopes
and Labels) for many Avery products. You choose the product number, and the
formatting's done for you. If the product isn't listed, the Avery products
come with extremely easy formatting instructions so you can create a custom
(and permanent) setting for the card or label on your computer.

If someone else here can help you copy the data to Word and set up a mail
merge to labels (meaning, the cards, in this case), you're in business.

You don't have to copy the data to Word, if you do a Mail Merge, you can pick
the excel sheet as the data source. Tell it you are doing labels, and you
should be able to pick the Avery number off a list. It's really pretty easy.

"Doug Kanter" wrote:


"Quik" <Quik @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
...
I am currently working on a detailed inventory, but also want to make a
hard-copy version from the list in excel in the form of individual note
cards
for each entry? Are there any shortcuts I could take through excel or any
other Office programs so that I could just click and print rather than do
everything manually?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I can't help with the software/mail merge part of this, since it's not my
forté, but I have a suggestion for the end result. If you're talking about
something like index cards, Avery makes those in printable sheets.

Here's one:
http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...alogcode=WEB01

I've used their business card sheets and they work flawlessly, at least in
my printer. Microsoft Word already contains formatting (in Tools, Envelopes
and Labels) for many Avery products. You choose the product number, and the
formatting's done for you. If the product isn't listed, the Avery products
come with extremely easy formatting instructions so you can create a custom
(and permanent) setting for the card or label on your computer.

If someone else here can help you copy the data to Word and set up a mail
merge to labels (meaning, the cards, in this case), you're in business.

I didn't know that!

"Marvin P. Winterbottom"
wrote in message ...
You don't have to copy the data to Word, if you do a Mail Merge, you can
pick
the excel sheet as the data source. Tell it you are doing labels, and you
should be able to pick the Avery number off a list. It's really pretty
easy.

"Doug Kanter" wrote:


"Quik" <Quik @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
...
I am currently working on a detailed inventory, but also want to make a
hard-copy version from the list in excel in the form of individual note
cards
for each entry? Are there any shortcuts I could take through excel or
any
other Office programs so that I could just click and print rather than
do
everything manually?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I can't help with the software/mail merge part of this, since it's not my
forté, but I have a suggestion for the end result. If you're talking
about
something like index cards, Avery makes those in printable sheets.

Here's one:
http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...alogcode=WEB01

I've used their business card sheets and they work flawlessly, at least
in
my printer. Microsoft Word already contains formatting (in Tools,
Envelopes
and Labels) for many Avery products. You choose the product number, and
the
formatting's done for you. If the product isn't listed, the Avery
products
come with extremely easy formatting instructions so you can create a
custom
(and permanent) setting for the card or label on your computer.

If someone else here can help you copy the data to Word and set up a mail
merge to labels (meaning, the cards, in this case), you're in business.

Thank you to both of you. I have been able to setup the mail merge and the
notecards. However, I am unable to include the category titles on each
notecard. For example, (It's a chemical inventory):

Note card reads:

Acetic Acid, Glacial; Vinegar Acid
C2H4O2
60.05
Keep Cool, Toxic
Under the Hood
Fisher A38-500
6 bottles

But I want:

Name: Acetic Acid, Glacial; Vinegar Acid
Formula: C2H4O2
Formula Wt: 60.05
Storage: Keep Cool, Toxic
Location: Under the Hood
Co./Catalog #: Fisher A38-500
Supply: 6 bottles

Thanks again for any assistance and/or suggestions.







"Doug Kanter" wrote:

I didn't know that!

"Marvin P. Winterbottom"
wrote in message ...
You don't have to copy the data to Word, if you do a Mail Merge, you can
pick
the excel sheet as the data source. Tell it you are doing labels, and you
should be able to pick the Avery number off a list. It's really pretty
easy.

"Doug Kanter" wrote:


"Quik" <Quik @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
...
I am currently working on a detailed inventory, but also want to make a
hard-copy version from the list in excel in the form of individual note
cards
for each entry? Are there any shortcuts I could take through excel or
any
other Office programs so that I could just click and print rather than
do
everything manually?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I can't help with the software/mail merge part of this, since it's not my
forté, but I have a suggestion for the end result. If you're talking
about
something like index cards, Avery makes those in printable sheets.

Here's one:
http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...alogcode=WEB01

I've used their business card sheets and they work flawlessly, at least
in
my printer. Microsoft Word already contains formatting (in Tools,
Envelopes
and Labels) for many Avery products. You choose the product number, and
the
formatting's done for you. If the product isn't listed, the Avery
products
come with extremely easy formatting instructions so you can create a
custom
(and permanent) setting for the card or label on your computer.

If someone else here can help you copy the data to Word and set up a mail
merge to labels (meaning, the cards, in this case), you're in business.

Fisher's still around? I used to get stuff from them when, as a kid, my
friends and I were trying to blow up my basement. :)

"Quik" wrote in message
...
Thank you to both of you. I have been able to setup the mail merge and
the
notecards. However, I am unable to include the category titles on each
notecard. For example, (It's a chemical inventory):

Note card reads:

Acetic Acid, Glacial; Vinegar Acid
C2H4O2
60.05
Keep Cool, Toxic
Under the Hood
Fisher A38-500
6 bottles

But I want:

Name: Acetic Acid, Glacial; Vinegar Acid
Formula: C2H4O2
Formula Wt: 60.05
Storage: Keep Cool, Toxic
Location: Under the Hood
Co./Catalog #: Fisher A38-500
Supply: 6 bottles

Thanks again for any assistance and/or suggestions.







"Doug Kanter" wrote:

I didn't know that!

"Marvin P. Winterbottom"
wrote in message
...
You don't have to copy the data to Word, if you do a Mail Merge, you
can
pick
the excel sheet as the data source. Tell it you are doing labels, and
you
should be able to pick the Avery number off a list. It's really pretty
easy.

"Doug Kanter" wrote:


"Quik" <Quik @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
...
I am currently working on a detailed inventory, but also want to make
a
hard-copy version from the list in excel in the form of individual
note
cards
for each entry? Are there any shortcuts I could take through excel
or
any
other Office programs so that I could just click and print rather
than
do
everything manually?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I can't help with the software/mail merge part of this, since it's not
my
forté, but I have a suggestion for the end result. If you're talking
about
something like index cards, Avery makes those in printable sheets.

Here's one:
http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...alogcode=WEB01

I've used their business card sheets and they work flawlessly, at
least
in
my printer. Microsoft Word already contains formatting (in Tools,
Envelopes
and Labels) for many Avery products. You choose the product number,
and
the
formatting's done for you. If the product isn't listed, the Avery
products
come with extremely easy formatting instructions so you can create a
custom
(and permanent) setting for the card or label on your computer.

If someone else here can help you copy the data to Word and set up a
mail
merge to labels (meaning, the cards, in this case), you're in
business.

Can you just type in the category, then include the field from the excel
database?

Here are a couple of links about using mail merge:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/mailmerg.htm
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MailMerge

The first is from David McRitchie and the second is by Beth Melton and Dave
Rado.

Quik wrote:

Thank you to both of you. I have been able to setup the mail merge and the
notecards. However, I am unable to include the category titles on each
notecard. For example, (It's a chemical inventory):

Note card reads:

Acetic Acid, Glacial; Vinegar Acid
C2H4O2
60.05
Keep Cool, Toxic
Under the Hood
Fisher A38-500
6 bottles

But I want:

Name: Acetic Acid, Glacial; Vinegar Acid
Formula: C2H4O2
Formula Wt: 60.05
Storage: Keep Cool, Toxic
Location: Under the Hood
Co./Catalog #: Fisher A38-500
Supply: 6 bottles

Thanks again for any assistance and/or suggestions.

"Doug Kanter" wrote:

I didn't know that!

"Marvin P. Winterbottom"
wrote in message ...
You don't have to copy the data to Word, if you do a Mail Merge, you can
pick
the excel sheet as the data source. Tell it you are doing labels, and you
should be able to pick the Avery number off a list. It's really pretty
easy.

"Doug Kanter" wrote:


"Quik" <Quik @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
...
I am currently working on a detailed inventory, but also want to make a
hard-copy version from the list in excel in the form of individual note
cards
for each entry? Are there any shortcuts I could take through excel or
any
other Office programs so that I could just click and print rather than
do
everything manually?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I can't help with the software/mail merge part of this, since it's not my
forté, but I have a suggestion for the end result. If you're talking
about
something like index cards, Avery makes those in printable sheets.

Here's one:
http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=...alogcode=WEB01

I've used their business card sheets and they work flawlessly, at least
in
my printer. Microsoft Word already contains formatting (in Tools,
Envelopes
and Labels) for many Avery products. You choose the product number, and
the
formatting's done for you. If the product isn't listed, the Avery
products
come with extremely easy formatting instructions so you can create a
custom
(and permanent) setting for the card or label on your computer.

If someone else here can help you copy the data to Word and set up a mail
merge to labels (meaning, the cards, in this case), you're in business.







--

Dave Peterson