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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook Over 100 powerful and effective recipes to help you solve real-world Dynamics GP problems

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2016
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ISBN-13 9781786463401
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ian Grieve Ian Grieve
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Mark Polino Mark Polino
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Personalizing Dynamics GP FREE CHAPTER 2. Organizing Dynamics GP 3. Automating Dynamics GP 4. Leveraging New and Updated Features in Dynamics GP 5. Exposing Hidden Features in Dynamics GP 6. Improving Dynamics GP with Hacks 7. Preventing Errors in Dynamics GP 8. Harnessing the Power of SmartLists 9. SmartList Designer 10. Connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office 2016 11. Maintaining Dynamics GP 12. Extending Dynamics GP Professional Services Tools Library 13. Modern Business Intelligence for Dynamics GP Index

Communicating with customers using Letters from Microsoft Word

SmartList exports to Word are useful, but the Letter Writing Assistant feature is where the connection between Dynamics GP and Microsoft Word really shines. The Letter Writing Assistant uses built-in, or user-developed Word templates to create letters using information in Dynamics GP. Since the letters are based on the mail merge feature in Word, creating and manipulating templates follows the Word mail merge standards. Even better, the Letter Writing Assistant uses a wizard-style interface to build letters.

Dynamics GP comes with a selection of prebuilt letters for Collections, Customers, Vendors, Employees, and Applicants. In this recipe, we'll look at using the pre-built letters to create the most common type of mailing, collection letters.

How to do it…

To use Letter Writing Assistant, follow these steps:

  1. From the menu bar, select Reports | Letter Writing Assistant to start the wizard and click Next to get started...
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