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From: Jim Glidewell on 30 Nov 2007 11:33 Tim Lance <see.sig(a)bottom.com> wrote: > On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:59:43 -0600, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote > (in article <0001HW.C374F4DF000F9FC0B01AD9AF(a)news.panix.com>): > >> I thought I could use Applescript, but I couldn't make heads or tails out of >> the pair of books I got. I no longer remember enough details to make a >> reasonable attempt at reconstruction of my feeble attempt. I couldn't get >> the recorder to actually produce anything. > > Shouldn't cards be personal? Hand write the addresses. > Indeed. And instead of using the impersonal U. S. Postal Service, a really thoughtful person will _hand-deliver_ all of his Christmas cards as well.
From: Howard Brazee on 30 Nov 2007 13:10 On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:33:31 -0600, jim_glidewell(a)yahoo.com (Jim Glidewell) wrote: >> Shouldn't cards be personal? Hand write the addresses. >> > >Indeed. And instead of using the impersonal U. S. Postal Service, a really >thoughtful person will _hand-deliver_ all of his Christmas cards as well. At one time there were significant numbers of people who complained about the impersonal nature of printed Christmas cards - with hand-written notes and such. Hallmark was a target of their accusations of destroying Christmas. But such conservative values get forgotten by the next generation who have their own concept of Rightness.
From: Wayne Dernoncourt on 30 Nov 2007 20:42 On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:33:31 -0500, Jim Glidewell wrote (in article <6YKdnU_vnJzGps3anZ2dnUVZ_qqgnZ2d(a)comcast.com>): > Tim Lance <see.sig(a)bottom.com> wrote: >> Shouldn't cards be personal? Hand write the addresses. > Indeed. And instead of using the impersonal U. S. Postal Service, a really > thoughtful person will _hand-deliver_ all of his Christmas cards as well. Thanks for the tip about Ambrosia. I wish I could write the addresses, I do write notes/letters inside. However, my writing can be poor at times & I want the card to actually show up to it's destination in Myrtle Beach, SC, Louisville, KY, Toms River, NJ, etc. Making the post office decode my writing means it could get delayed/mis-directed. This also means I can spend more time writing the inside note. My cousin (Atlanta, GA) sends out a news letter every Christmas with hand written envelopes.
From: Wayne Dernoncourt on 30 Nov 2007 23:05 On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:42:17 -0500, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote (in article <0001HW.C37626290007AE8FB01AD9AF(a)news.panix.com>): > On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:33:31 -0500, Jim Glidewell wrote > (in article <6YKdnU_vnJzGps3anZ2dnUVZ_qqgnZ2d(a)comcast.com>): > >> Tim Lance <see.sig(a)bottom.com> wrote: >>> Shouldn't cards be personal? Hand write the addresses. > >> Indeed. And instead of using the impersonal U. S. Postal Service, a really >> thoughtful person will _hand-deliver_ all of his Christmas cards as well. > Thanks for the tip about Ambrosia. I've installed Easy Envelope and I love the interface. Unfortunately it doesn't do quite what I was looking for. For example, John & Debbie have two kids, Megan and Grant. The address book entry is _John & Debbie_ _Smith_ (how to signify John & Debbie are both contained in "First"?)... That's why I was looking for The Smith Family. > I wish I could write the addresses, I do write notes/letters inside. > However, my writing can be poor at times & I want the card to > actually show up to it's destination in Myrtle Beach, SC, > Louisville, KY, Toms River, NJ, etc. Making the post office > decode my writing means it could get delayed/mis-directed. > This also means I can spend more time writing the inside > note. > > My cousin (Atlanta, GA) sends out a news letter every Christmas > with hand written envelopes. >
From: Beth C on 1 Dec 2007 00:03
On Nov 30, 9:47 am, Matthew Lybanon <lyba...(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > In article <2007112922482716807-boscopelone(a)yahoocom>, > > > > bosco <boscopel...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > On 2007-11-29 20:59:43 -0700, Wayne Dernoncourt <way...(a)panix.com> said: > > > > I made the leap from Windows & Outlook to a MacBook Pro over the > > > summer. It's time for Christmas cards again, I've entered addresses in > > > the Address book for everybody - well sort of. For a family, I use > > > "John & Debbie" instead of creating two cards. So how do I print the > > > envelopes? I would think this would be a common operation, no doubt > > > the answer is staring me in the face but I'm missing it. > > > > I thought I could use Applescript, but I couldn't make heads or tails out of > > > the pair of books I got. I no longer remember enough details to make a > > > reasonable attempt at reconstruction of my feeble attempt. I couldn't get > > > the recorder to actually produce anything. > > > > Sign me > > > Confused > > > There is a widget Easy Envelopes from Ambrosia Software that works for > > me. Not sure if that is what you are asking or not. > > I second the motion. I've been using the Easy Envelopes widget for a > while, and it is EASY. I was having problems getting all the settings > correct to print envelopes from NeoOffice, but Easy Envelopes works very > nicely. You can send to any address you like, but it has a built-in > search of the Apple address book that can automatically get addresses > from there. I third the motion. My dad wants to do the same thing on my old iMac. Can't find labels. I couldn't either, lol. |