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Setting Up Files for Merging with WordPerfect for Windows, continued
Accessing
Database Files
from WordPerfect
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3. Answer Yes to Do you want to create new field names.
4. Enter the names of the fields in your data base, clicking
on Add after each name and OK when done
5. The Quick Data Entry dialog displays. Check that the
field names and corresponding data are correct.
6. Click on Close when done.
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Answer Yes to Save to disk and choose a new name for
the converted file. WordPerfect's default extension for
data files is DAT.
At this point, you can click on Go to Form and proceed to
create your letter.
If your data is in a database format such as Dbase, there is
a more direct procedure you can use to set up the data as
a merge file.
1. Click on Insert, Spreadsheet/Database, Import.
2. Click next to Data Type for a list of the supported
database formats. If yours is not on the list, you may be
able to add it by installing the appropriate converter
from your installation disks.
3. Next to Import as: choose Merge data file.
4. Click on the folder button next to Filename: and select
your file.
5. Click on OK. A list of the fields in your database ap-
pears. If you only want to import certain fields, you can
select them on this list. By default, WordPerfect uses
the database field names as the merge fields in your
document. If you need to rename them, you can
uncheck the box below the list of field names. If you
want to select records from the database for merging,
you can click on the Query button.
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