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Software

Attachment guards

Want to make sure you never forget to attach a file to your e-mails again?

I used to have this brilliant little (free!) program called 'Attachment Guard' that scanned all outgoing emails and prompted me if I mentioned attachments but forgot to, well, attach them! A couple of PC reinstalls later and I'm without this little tool. I still cannot find the original software, but have found this one, priced at $14.95 (third item down on this page):-

http://www.xenossoftware.com/

Sobriquetnic (from The Hub)

Invoicing and accounting

Recommendations for multifunctional invoicing software.

We use Sage 50. It's designed for smaller businesses, can run lots of reports, and offers more than you'll ever need. Have a look on their Website: www.sage.co.uk for more information, or ring them up. They're very helpful and will discuss with you exactly what you need.

ede (from The Hub)

Outlook 2002 mail merge

How to merge specific contacts from Outlook 2002 to Word to create a mailing list for labels.

1. In word, select tools - letters and mailings - mail merge wizard
2. Document type is labels
3. Then do your document layout and label option

Step three allows you to select recipients from Outlook (either a whole folder or by selecting individual recipients).