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How to Use Mail Merge Lists in Word

By Damian Davila, on May 21st, 2012

I don’t know about you, but many a time I have opened up a new Word document only to be met with the old familiar feeling of intimidation. There are so many fantastic features that seem to be hidden away in an endless array of tool bars and drop down menus.

This intimidation surely has no place. Microsoft has done a wonderful job of making all features of their Office products rather user friendly. My first attempt at completing a mail merge was timid and slow as I familiarized myself with the process and its features. Once familiarized however, this process has become second nature.

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iPhone Apps for American League Eastern Division Baseball Fans

By Martin Monroe, on May 16th, 2012

The American League’s Eastern Division may be the most difficult one in all of professional baseball. With the deepest pockets this side of the Mississippi, the Yankees and Red Sox alone assure players and fans alike that this division is no walk in the park. The Blue Jays are usually competitive as now are the Rays. The Orioles have finally come of age and are giving them all a run for their astronomical salaries. It’s not only expensive to watch every game in person, but with everyone’s busy schedule it is darn near impossible. Make sure to download your favorite team’s iPhone app. Stay in the loop for what promises to be some exciting baseball drama in the 2012 season and beyond.

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How to Use the Mail Merge Feature in Word

By Damian Davila, on May 14th, 2012

The Microsoft Mail Merge feature and I have a love-hate relationship. About twelve years ago, while I was employed as an intern for a consular service, I was asked to draft a letter that was to be mailed to five hundred people. I was given a list of addresses on a sheet of paper and asked to print the letters and envelopes after drafting them in a Word document and send them on their way. I was given two days to complete this task along with the excessive amount of other work I was to keep up on simultaneously.

I spent hours typing out each address and copying and pasting the content of the letter into each document prior to sending the envelopes and letters to print. Imagine the anger I felt when upon completing the project with little time to spare, my boss pointed out that I could have used the Excel version of the address list and the mail merge feature to have completed the task in a fraction of the time.

So you see, I love the mail merge feature for its ability to simplify my life immensely, but I hate it for not having introduced itself sooner.

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iPhone Apps for the American League Western Division Baseball Fan

By Martin Monroe, on May 9th, 2012

Major League Baseball’s American League Western Division teams each have only three other teams to contend with in their annual hunt for playoff gold. Some teams have all the luck. It could be the Milwaukee Brewers’ fault for defecting to the National League a while back. Now there are 14 teams [...]