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Chapter 18:
Microsoft Word and
Templates
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Chapter 18 uses data from the Exercise 6-2.ptb backup file. If you no longer have your back up from Exercise 6-2, use starting data for Bellwether Garden Supply. The bgs.ptb backup file includes starting data for Bellwether Garden Supply. If necessary, refer to pages 29-32 for restoring the bgs.ptb file.
Peachtree integrates with Microsoft Word to edit and create custom templates, and generate mailings using selected Peachtree information.
Peachtree’s program path includes the letter templates: C:\Sage\Peachtree\Company\Letters. Extract the PAWMail.Zip folder. The Customer, Employee, and Vendor letter templates are saved as .doc files.
Steps to extract the PAWMail.Zip folder are on pp. 711-712.
Peachtree Tips
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Files Saved in Chapter 18, p. 656
Files Saved KB Page Nos.
Bellwether Garden Supply.docx 11 KB 705
Customer Letters.docx 3,131 KB 707
Bellwether Sales Special.doc 578 KB 711
Exercise 18-1.docx 3,131 KB 715
Exercise 18-2.docx 3,131 KB 715
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Glossary of Terms
Chapter 18
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Template, p. 703
A template is a document pattern or
part of a document that you can keep
stored so that it can be used again.
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Create a Mailing to Customers,
pp. 705-706
From the Tasks menu, select Write Letters; Customer Letters.
Complete steps 3-7, pp. 706-707.
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Edit Letter Templates, pp. 708-711
From the Select a Report window, make sure Bellwether Sales
Special is selected. Click .
Complete steps 3-6, pp. 708-711.
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Peachtree’s Knowledge Center, pp. 713-714
From the desktop, click . Refer to steps 1-5, pp. 713-714 to complete a knowledgebase search.
Link to Search Knowledgebase.
The URL for the knowledgebase is
www.peachtree.com/supporttraining/findanswers?WT.mc_id=RDpeachtree.com/inproduct_KnowledgeCenter
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Going to the Net, pp. 714-715Access the MSDN Online Library website at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/
1. What is the MSDN library?
2. Type What are templates? in the Search field. Click
to search.
3. Link to an article of interest about templates. Write a brief
essay about what you find (minimum length is 75 words;
maximum length 150 words). Include website addresses
in your answer.
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Analysis Questions, p. 716
1. What is included in the PAWMail.zip folder?
The PAWMail.zip file is a compressed, zip file that contains
Peachtree’s letter templates.
2. How do you see its contents?
To see the contents of the PAWMail.zip folder, extract the
files. Then, open the customer, employee, and vendor
folders. Peachtree’s letter templates are saved as .doc files
(Word 97-2003).
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Assessment Rubric, p. 716
File Location Extracted Folders
PAWMail.zip C:\Sage\Peachtree\Company
\Letter
(This is the Windows 7
default location for the letters
folder.)
There are three folders
with letter templates:
Customer letters
Employee letter
Vendor letters
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Online Learning Center
Go online to www.mhhe.com/yacht2012 for additional resources. Link
to Student Edition, select Chapter 18.
o Interactive Testing
o Glossary of Terms
o Feature Quiz
o Narrated PowerPoints
o Assessment Rubric
o Going to the Net
o QA Templates
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