How do I create a Template?
- Open
'Microsoft Office Word'.
(If you are running Windows 8 or 10 search for'Microsoft Office Word'to find the services tool) - Select the
'Insert'tab, click'Quick Parts'and select'Field...'. - (Choose the
'Mail Merge'category), select'MergeField'from'Field Names:', enter a field name and click'OK'. - Insert any other fields you wish to add, complete the template and click
'Save'. - Enter a name for your template and save it in the folder of your choice. Click
'Save'to continue. - Close Microsoft Word by clicking the
'Close'button at the top right for the window. - Click
'Settings'and select'Preferences'from the Ribbon Toolbar. - Select
'Templates'from the left navigation menu and click'Add'to add a template. - Select the new template and click
'Open'. - Your template has been added, click
'Apply'to confirm the changes. - Click
'Edit Mappings'. - Map the created fields to the correct InfoFlo fields and click
'OK'to continue. - Click
'OK'to save the mappings and close the Preferences window.
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Your Letter Template has been created successfully. Do the following to quickly test the new template.
- Click
'Contacts'from the left navigation menu.
- Select a contact from the left panel and click
'New Letter'.
- Word is opened in the background with all the fields from the contact merged into your document!
- Click
'Save'to save the document. Your document is now automatically linked to the contact!