In ParishSOFT Family Suite, the .doc file format, which is used by older versions of Word, is no longer compatible with the current version Mail Merge. For this reason, the .doc format is now disabled by default for all organizations. As a result, users must now save merged documents in the newer .docx format. If, however, you want to allow users in a specific organization to continue using the older .doc file format, you must change the default Mail Merge setting from .docx to .doc to enable them to do so. The instructions in this topic show you how.
Select the organization whose Mail Merge setting you want to change. To do this:
Click the organization name link, located in the upper-right corner of the page.
Select the organization from the dropdown menu. Then, click .
You are now working in the selected organization.
Select the Administration tab to open the Administration module.
Click and, from the dropdown menu, select the Organization Administration option.
The Organization Administration page is displayed. The Mail Merge section shows the organization's current Mail Merge setting for .doc files:
No (the default): if the current setting is set to No, this means that users cannot save mail merge documents as .doc files.
When users in the organization save merged files, they do not see the .doc file type in the Save As list. Users are permitted to select one of these file types from the list: .docx (the default), .rtf (Rich Text Format), or .txt.
Yes: if the current setting is set to Yes, this means that users in the organization are allowed to save mail merge documents as .doc files.
When users in the organization save merged files, they see the .doc file type in the Save As list. Users are permitted to select one of these file types from the list: .docx (the default), .rtf (Rich Text Format), .txt, and .doc.
We recently determined that saving merged documents as .docx files instead of as .doc files not only dramatically improves Mail Merge processing speed but also the speed of all applications in ParishSOFT Family Suite. For this reason, we will soon discontinue support for the .doc file type (it will not appear in the Save As list). Users should upgrade to Microsoft Word version 2007 or higher and update their .doc files to the newer .docx format as soon as possible.
To change the default Mail Merge setting for .doc files:
Click to open the Edit Organization Administration window:
By default, the Enable mail merge with .DOC file types? checkbox is not selected. Users in the organization cannot save merged documents as .doc files.
To allow users to save merged documents as .doc files. select (to check) the Enable mail merge with .DOC file types? checkbox.
Click to save the change.
Users in the selected organization can now save merged documents as .doc files.
About the Organization Administration Page