Mail Merge folded, two sided, 8 1/2 x 11 invitation
I have a two sided, 8 1/2 x 11, full color, folded invitation that will either print correctly or mail merge but won't do both. Is there a solution for this? I am using InDesign CS6 and printing to a Konica Minolta Biz Hub 550.
Thanks for the reply. The printer does the document fine without the mail merge, so I am not sure if it is the printer or ID. This printer gets lots of use with various types of InDesign docs, most of which are multiple pages, different sizes, folded, stapled, etc. etc. It is when I try to do mail merge with the other parameters that it merges fine but seems to ignore the other commands. I am going to try it now with the pdf setup. Will let you know what happens.
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HP e-mail support, Ticket no: 8028153835
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--[SCRIPT open_a_Pages_custom_template_and_fill_fields]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script ou Application : open_a_Pages_custom_template_and_fill_fields.xxx
déplacer le fichier ainsi créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Users:<votreCompte>:Library:Scripts:
Aller au menu Scripts, choisir “open_a_Pages_custom_template_and_fill_fields”
--=====
L’aide du Finder explique:
L’Utilitaire AppleScript permet d’activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l’Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case “Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus”.
Sous 10.6.x,
aller dans le panneau “Général” du dialogue Préférences de l’Éditeur Applescript
puis cocher la case “Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre des menus”.
--=====
Save the script as a Script or an Application : open_a_Pages_custom_template_and_fill_fields.xxx
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:
Go to the Scripts Menu, choose “open_a_Pages_custom_template_and_fill_fields”
--=====
The Finder’s Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the “Show Script Menu in menu bar” checkbox.
Under 10.6.x,
go to the General panel of AppleScript Editor’s Preferences dialog box
and check the “Show Script menu in menu bar” option.
--=====
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2011/04/29 -- modified at 23:00:06 according to OP's request
--=====
true = open a predefined custom template
false = open the custom template selected thru Choose From List
property use_predefined_template : true
Edit this property to fit your needs. You may change the strings or their number.
The unique requirement is to keep the first two and the last two characters.
property field_names : {"<%Error Title%>", "<%Error Type%>", "<%Unit ID%>"} --
--=====
on run
my activateGUIscripting()
run script do_your_duty
--my do_your_duty()
end run
--=====
script do_your_duty
--on do_your_duty()
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repeat with i from 1 to count of field_names
set field_name to item i of field_names
set le_prompt to "Enter the string to fill the field " & field_name
set maybe to text returned of (display dialog le_prompt default answer (text 3 thru -3 of field_name))
copy maybe to end of field_values
end repeat
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my close_palettes()
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set myTemplates_loc to localized string "My Templates"
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Define the path to the folder storing custom templates *)
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Here, use a predefined custom template
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else
Here, use a Choose from list dialog to define the template to use
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2 = allow 99 templates
3 = allow 999 templates *)
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end if
copy un_element to end of chemin_de_mes_modeles
copy text -nb_chiffres thru -1 of ("00" & indx) & space & name of disk item un_element to end of noms_de_mes_modeles
set indx to indx + 1
end if
end try
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end tell
if my parleAnglais() then
set le_titre to "Pages’s custom templates"
else
set le_titre to "Modèles personnalisés de Pages"
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Choose the template to use.
If you select a subfolder name, the script beep and ask one more time *)
repeat
set mon_choix to choose from list noms_de_mes_modeles with title le_titre
if mon_choix is false then error number -128
try
set mon_choix to text 1 thru nb_chiffres of (item 1 of mon_choix) as integer
exit repeat
on error
beep 1
end try
end repeat
set mon_modele to (item mon_choix of chemin_de_mes_modeles)
end if
Create a new document from the selected template *)
tell application "Pages"
open file mon_modele
tell document 1
end tell
repeat with i from 1 to count of field_names
my Rechercher_Remplacer(item i of field_names, item i of field_values)
end repeat
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--end do_your_duty
end script
--=====
on parleAnglais()
local z
try
tell application "Pages" to set z to localized string "Cancel"
on error
set z to "Cancel"
end try
return (z is not "Annuler")
end parleAnglais
--=====
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(* to be sure than GUI scripting will be active *)
tell application "System Events"
if not (UI elements enabled) then set (UI elements enabled) to true
end tell
end activateGUIscripting
--=====
on Rechercher_Remplacer(avant, |après|)
local nom_du_dialog
tell application "Pages" to activate
tell application "System Events" to tell application process "Pages"
keystroke "f" using {command down}
set nom_du_dialog to title of window 1
tell window nom_du_dialog to tell (first UI element whose role is "AXTabGroup")
set value of first text area of first scroll area to avant
set value of first text area of last scroll area to |après|
if (count of checkbox) = 0 then
Simple dialog *)
set {X_bouton, Y_bouton} to position of last button
else
Advanced dialog *)
set {X_bouton, Y_bouton} to position of button -3
end if
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click at {X_bouton + 5, Y_bouton + 5}
keystroke "w" using {command down} -- Close the dialog
end tell -- System Events…
return
end Rechercher_Remplacer
--=====
on close_palettes()
local w, buttonX, buttonY, buttonW, buttonH
tell application "Pages" to activate
tell application "System Events" to tell application process "Pages"
set frontmost to true
repeat with w from (count of windows) to 1 by -1
tell window w
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click button 1 at {buttonX + (buttonW div 2), buttonY + (buttonH div 2)}
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end tell
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--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 29 avril 2011 23:01:47
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Mail merge and print one document at a time?
Hi all. I'm an Apple revert. I'm currently using the i7 iMac. Previous Apple computer was a //e.
I print an 8 or 12 page newsletter for my work. I want my printer/copier to fold and staple each document individually. Pages seems to send all documents to the printer in one huge file. How do I mail merge and print one document at a time?
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MikeHello
As you saw wrongly my first name I'm not too surprised that you missed the beast
In fact it's not surprising that you missed it.
I prepared the archive but forgot to upload it
Download :
For_iWork:iWork '09:découpe_PDFs.zip
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) samedi 27 août 2011 11:29:37
iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.0
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I was trying to access "Apple Support Communities" using my Apple ID and I get prompted to choose a username. But when I type my current username, it says the username is already taken. Alternatively, if I try to choose a new username to go along with my Apple ID, I get a message saying that there is a username already assigned to my e-mail address.
For some reason, "Apple Support Communities" is not intuitively syncing the two accounts together despite the fact that they are linked to the same e-mail address.
I don't want to cancel either of these accounts since I have activities using one/the other that I do want to preserve.
Can anyone help me merge these two accounts together?
Thanks.I will do it for you. I can't say they will take any action, they operate in their own way, but if they feel there may be a threat to your security they will normally take it seriously. My guess is they would eMail their actions to you, though not to me of course.
I hope this will help.
Okay; I've now reported the thread.
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Is there a way to Automate or Script the Mail Merge Feature in iWorks?
Hello,
I've been trying to build a production management system slowly over the last few months, my boss is a bit of a technophobe so I've been trying as hard as i can to keep everything in familiar programs, at its core all the system has to do its take information in from Purchase Orders, this is added to a Numbers File, within that numbers file are our Open Order Book showing All orders and 2 "Merge Sheets" all new Orders are Added to the Merge Sheets then onto the Open Order Sheet, those "merge sheets" are then used as a data source for a Pages file "Job Card" (we have 2 job card files once blue one yellow but the process is the same)
Up until now I've been manually merging each time we get a new order, but this happens a lot so what I've been trying to do is Automate the procedure.
Ive created 2 Automator Apps each runs the same sequence just for the two different Job cards as follows:
Get finder Item "Job_Card_Blue/Yellow" > Open Finder Item > a "watch me do" of mail merge > Print > Close Application without saving
The Problem is the Watch me do is a bit of a clunky work around, if I could make it work without the mouse moving over the screen it wouldn't be so bad, even if I could somehow give Mail Merge a Keyboard Short Cut it would also be better.
So my questions, after a large ammount of waffling:
1) is there a way i can "see" and then edit the "watch me do" Script?
2) is there a simpler work around im not seeing?
3) is there an existing script of program I can use? (obviously i know there is Filemaker etc, if it was up to me I'd use a Database, but the owner of company is adimant i use office or easy programs, becuase it needs to be a system i can leave to him once my contract is up)
Any Help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!Yes I've created an Automator Application that does the job, but the "watch me do" function that does the Mail Merge is a rather Clunkey work around, as the mouse moves all over the place, thats the part i want to remove and replace with a script, or work out a different way around it that avoids the "watch me do" function.
Is this Possible? or where/who is there i can ask to write me a script, im not a novice to scripting, but i am a novice to Applescript. -
How do you get Workforce 840 to print two-sided
I can't figure out how to get my new Epson Workforce 840 to print two-sided (iMac running Mac OS 10.7.2). From MS Word the two-sided option (in Layout) is grayed out. In Mail and other Apple applications the Preset for two-sided printing is off and I can't figure out how to turn it on. The two-sided print function works as expected when I print from Windows 7 software (Bootcamp) or if I use the LCD controls on the printer to have copies printed two-sided. Probably something obvious, but I'm a newbie to the Mac world, would appreciate some help. Thanks.
I am not sure if it is still valid for OS X 10.7, but check the User Guide. Go to Output Settings
Then make your choces:
All instructions and images are from the online Users Guide on the Epson US website.
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How do I find mail merge on macbook pro?
How do I find mail merge?
activities folder? Not sure what you mean? If you just want to view the running processes run the Activity Monitor (in /Applications/Utilities).
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How to get pages ver 5 mail merge to work using numbers as a data source
As a long time user of MS Word and Excel, I use the mail mail merge feature to create invoices by merging client contact info into the invoice template. At the end of Nov-2013, I changed to a new-to-me MBP-15. After purtchasing and downloading Pages, Numbers and Keynotes, I had difficulty using my Word/Excel files as a merge in Pages and Numbers. Apple support has told me that the feature no longer works in Pages/Numbers version 5 in the OS 10.9 op-sys. What a BIG disappointment. I've begun to find some work arounds, but they are a pain in the @$$.
Does anyone have any updates on this issue?
Has anyone found a simple to use work around?
Any help is appreciated.Apple has removed over 90 features from Pages 5.
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=3527487677f0c 6fa05b6297cd00f8eb9&mforum=iworktipsntrick
Pages '09 should still be in your Applications/iWork folder.
Archive/trash Pages 5 and rate/review it in the App Store, then get back to work.
Peter -
In Pages 09 we can do Mail Merge and Import Styles from a document. Can someone please explain how we can do this with the new version of Pages 5.1. Even Apple solutions are only valid for Pages Version 09. What a DOWN GRADE! Thank god Pages 09 is still there.
…and the other 98 missing features.
Just use Pages '09, which should be in your Applications/iWork folder.
Rate/review Pages 5 in the App Store.
Peter
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