liuzzo@cbnewse.att.com (james.g.liuzzo) (12/15/90)
I'm using Word 4.0 to generate what I call "speed letters".
These use one sheet of paper and contain both the message and the
address. When folded twice and stapled shut, the message is hidden
inside, the address shows on the outside, and I don't need an envelope.
When I want to mail out a bunch of similar letters to my elected officials
to complain about something, speed letters are quick, and low-cost.
Here's how I do it using two columns in Word:
8.5 X 11 (landscape mode)
_________________________________
|.............. ................|
|: upsidedown : : Text :| When folded, ready to mail:
|: address : : of :|
|.............. : letter:| _______________
| : |<- |\ stamp \
| : in :|fold |~\ \
| : this :| |~~\ rightsideup \
| : area :| |~~~\ address \
| :..............:| |~~~~\_____________\
|_______________________________| |______________| <-open to
^ ^ read letter
| |
fold Staple bottom to seal
My problem is generating the upside-down text for the address.
At the moment, I'm entering the addresses in MacDraw, rotating them
180 degrees, and copying each onto the corresponding Word document as a
graphic. While I can manage, I'm looking for an eaier and faster way.
Is there a way to get Word to rotate the text?
Is there some other text-processing application that would do this all
(instead of Word)?
If I must import the rotated text, what's the quickest way to do it?
(I'm not running multifinder yet, but hope to soon when I upgrade my
Mac+ to 4 meg).
I've already considered just using the address rightside-up, but I don't
want the reader to have to turn the thing around after opening it up
to read the message.
- Jim