Mail merge - from Mellel to a pile of envelopes
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:18 pm
I've been whining for years about not having a utility that will do a mail merge outside of a word processor. I searched Google, I asked friends, and nobody could point to anything other than utilities that merge email. If you want to do a print mail merge, turn off your ego and install something that rhymes with bird. I just didn't want to do that.
I've had reason to delve into a little desktop publishing lately, discovered Affinity Publisher, and today found it has data merge features.
Affinity is not a word processor. It would be a horror to write in Affinity. Clay tablets and sharpened sticks would be better - but I found I could import from Mellel into Affinity in mere seconds. It's just a few mouse clicks to add the merge placeholders in Affinity, and then you've got your mail merge ready for old-timey postage stamps.
Cool!
I've had reason to delve into a little desktop publishing lately, discovered Affinity Publisher, and today found it has data merge features.
Affinity is not a word processor. It would be a horror to write in Affinity. Clay tablets and sharpened sticks would be better - but I found I could import from Mellel into Affinity in mere seconds. It's just a few mouse clicks to add the merge placeholders in Affinity, and then you've got your mail merge ready for old-timey postage stamps.
Cool!