If you manage multiple organizations, select the desired organization from the Organization list.
Click 
. From the menu, select Merge Selected Records (0).
This topic explains where the various templates are stored. It shows you how to open and view a template and how to manage them and change their properties.
Opening and Viewing a Template
Sharing a Template with Other Users
Saving a Template to Your Computer
If you manage multiple organizations, select the desired organization from the Organization list.
Click . From the menu, select Merge Selected Records (0).
The number in parentheses represents the number of records you selected from the grid. In this case, no records are selected because you are just viewing a template.
The Mail Merge window opens.
Mail Merge templates are stored in these locations:
My Templates: templates stored in this folder are accessible to the logged-in user only. No other users can view these templates unless the logged-in user shares the templates. The templates in the My Templates folder reside on the ParishSOFT server where your database is hosted—not on your local hard drive.
Global Templates: templates stored in this folder are shared by all users in the database. Other users can open the templates in this folder and save them to their personal My Templates folder or to their local hard drive. The templates in the Global Templates folder reside on the ParishSOFT server where your database is hosted—not on your local computer.
If you do not want to share a template in the Global Templates folder with other users in the database, you need to make the template private. To find out how to do this, go to Making_a_Template_Private.
ParishSOFT Templates: templates stored in this folder are provided by ParishSOFT. These templates are read only and are provided as samples. You can view these templates, but if you want to edit them, you must first save them to the Global Templates or to your My Templates folder. The templates in the ParishSOFT Templates folder reside on the ParishSOFT server where your database is hosted—not on your local hard drive.
Your diocese has the ability to hide and show sacrament data. If you diocese chooses to hide a specific sacrament, the Mail Merge template for that sacrament is not included in the ParishSOFT Templates group.
Local Folder: these templates reside on the logged-in user's local hard drive. They are accessible to the logged-in user only.
To open and view a specific template, do one the following:
If the template is in the My Templates, Global Templates, or My Templates folder, select the folder open it. Select the template's link to open the template and view its contents. The contents are displayed in document text area below the ruler.
If the template is on your local hard drive, select the open one link to open the Open Local Document window. Click 
. Navigate to the location on your computer where the template is stored. Select the template Then, click 
. The name of the file you selected now appears in the file name field. Click to view the contents of the template in the document text area.
If you select the wrong file, click 
to remove it from the file name field.
If you manage multiple organizations, select the desired organization from the Organization list.
Click . From the menu, select Merge Selected Records (0).
The number in parentheses represents the number of records selected from the grid. In this case, no records are selected because you are just renaming a template.
The Mail Merge window opens.
Select the folder that contains the template you want to rename.
A list of templates in the folder is displayed.
To the left of the template's name, click 
.
In the Template Name field, type a new name for the template. Then, click 
.
The system saves the template with the new name. The list refreshes, and you can see the renamed template in the templates folder.
A easy way to share a template with other users is to move the template to the Global Templates folder. This folder is a public area that enables all users in your organization to view its templates.
If you manage multiple organizations, select the desired organization from the Organization list.
Click . From the menu, select Merge Selected Records (0).
The number in parentheses represents the number of records selected from the grid. In this case, no records are selected because you are just changing a template's property.
The Mail Merge window opens:
Select the folder that contains the template you want to rename.
A list of templates in the folder is displayed.
To the left of the template's name, click .
Select the Global check box. Then, click to save the change.
The system changes the template's property to Global. A Yes in the Global column reflects the change.
Now other users in your database can open the template and modify it for their own use (if it is not a read-only template). When those users log in to their accounts, they will see a link to the template in their Global Templates folder.
If you want to prevent other users from viewing a template, move it into your My Templates folder. Here's how:
. From the menu, select Merge Selected Records (0).The number in parentheses represents the number of records selected from the grid. In this case, no records are selected because you are just changing a template's property.
The Mail Merge window opens:
A list of templates in the folder is displayed.
. to save the change.The system changes the template's property to private. A No in the Global column indicates that the template is private.
The template is removed from the Global Templates folder so other users in the database can no longer view it. The template appears in the logged-in user's My Templates folder so that it remains accessible to the logged-in user.
You can save the templates in any of the three folders to your computer.
. From the menu, select Merge Selected Records (0).The number in parentheses represents the number of records selected from the grid. In this case, no records are selected because you are just saving a template.
The Mail Merge window opens:
.The system downloads the template file to your computer.
If you want to prevent other users from modifying a template file, you must change its property to read only. Here's how.
(Save As) to open the Save New Template window.
.The template is now protected and locked from editing.
You can remove any template in the My Templates folder. You cannot remove templates in the Global Templates or ParishSOFT Templates folders.
If you manage multiple organizations, select the desired organization from the Organization list.
Click . From the menu, select Merge Selected Records (0).
The number in parentheses represents the number of records you selected from the grid. In this case, no records are selected because you are just removing a template.
The Mail Merge window opens:
By default, the system displays templates in the My Templates folder.
To the left of the template, click 
.
When prompted to confirm the deletion, click 
.
The system removes the template from the My Templates folder.
How to Create a Mail Merge Template