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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/smi/tdsmi1150m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Letters (tdsmi1150m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to maintain standard
		  letters for a mail merge in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/smi/tdsmi2410m000" role="session">Mail Merge by Standard Letter (tdsmi2410m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>Use the Text Editor to maintain the layout of standard
		  letters. On the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Options</GUIRef> menu of the Text Editor, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual" Update="No">Start Zoomsession</GUIRef> to retrieve table fields or attributes.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>A standard letter can contain the following elements:</ListIntro>
            <ListItemHead>Normal text</ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>You can use special characters like ö or é but it is not
			 possible to use print effects such as bold, underscore, and different fonts.</ListItem>
            <ListItemHead>Table fields</ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>You can use all table fields recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/smi/tdsmi0182m000" role="session">Tables to be Displayed in CRM (tdsmi0182m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
            <ListItemHead>Attributes</ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>You can use all attributes recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/smi/tdsmi0550m000" role="session">Attributes (tdsmi0550m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
            <ListItemHead>Predefined variables</ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>You can place a "@" in front of these variables.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>In the salutation the "before surname" prefix is written
			 with a capital. For this purpose you can use the variable @bef.lst.name. For
			 example: Dear Mr. @bef.lst.name @cor.nama.</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>The variable @today contains the system date. Fields can
				be manipulated in the following ways:</ListIntro>
               <ListItemHead>A field must have a fixed position</ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>Place "#" in front of it.</ListItem>
               <ListItemHead>A field must have a fixed width</ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>Place "%" in front of it.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000428" role="manual">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/crm" role="package">CRM</GUIRef> – functionality</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000430" role="manual">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/crm" role="package">CRM</GUIRef> – Text Editor</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdsmi150.clet">
         <Header>
            <Title>Letter</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The code that identifies the letter in LN.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdsmi150.expo">
         <Header>
            <Title>Export</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the data is exported. In
		  this case the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/smi/tdsmi2410m000" role="session">Mail Merge by Standard Letter (tdsmi2410m000)</GUIRef> session does not use the
		  report linked to the session. The data is sent directly to an ASCII file or
		  printer. A file can be merged with a standard letter that is created with the
		  aid of an external word processor.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="text.present">
         <Header>
            <Title>Layout</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, a layout text is made or
		  at least some text is entered in the text manager.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
</Session>