THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION ----------------------------------------- This file provides information for Shareware Distributors, Disk Vendors, BBS SYSOPs and other distribution agents who wish to distribute the Shareware program MergeFax 1.0. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1: Program Information: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Name, Category, Keywords: ----------------------------------------------- Name - MergeFax 1.0 Category - Fax / WinFax / WinWord / Macros / DDE / Merge Keywords - FAX;MERGE;MACRO;DDE;WINFAX;WORD;AUTOFAX;DELRINA;FASTFAX Single Line Description: ------------------------- MergeFax 1.0 for WinFax PRO 3 & WinWord 6 Short Description: ------------------------- MergeFax allows you to mail-merge group fax hundreds of PERSONALIZED faxes with Word for Windows 6.0 and WinFax PRO 3.0 (and WinFax PRO for Networks)--all with one simple keystroke. MergeFax is one of those rare programs that will save you and your employees hours of time. Plus, the date and time scheduling features alone will save you big bucks by allowing you to schedule your faxes late at night when the rates are dirt cheap. Longer Description: -------------------------- MergeFax 1.0 is an add-on program that allows you to mail-merge group fax hundreds of PERSONALIZED faxes with Word for Windows 6.0 and WinFax PRO 3.0 (and WinFax PRO for Networks)--all with one simple keystroke. MergeFax is one of those rare programs that will save you and your employees hours of time. Plus, the date and time scheduling features alone will save you big bucks by allowing you to schedule your faxes late at night when the rates are dirt cheap. Before the creation of MergeFax, the best you could do was "group fax" the same document to everyone. Ex: "Dear Customer, thank you for your interest in Ski Chalet products." The power of MergeFax is that it allows you to use Word for Windows 6.0's awesome mail-merge features to group fax PERSONALIZED faxes to each individual. Ex: "Dear Jim, thank you for your interest in our winter ski product line." "Dear Joe, thank you for your interest in our arrow ski downhill racers." Etc. MergeFax-ing is as simple as these 2 steps: 1. Set up your mail-merge main document. 2. Hit Alt-M and START. Here’s how it works: 1) MergeFax automatically merges each data record, scans the document to find the recipient’s name and fax number, and then (using DDE) passes this information over to WinFax PRO. 2) MergeFax queues up all the faxes in WinFax PRO's event list--either to be sent immediately or scheduled for a later date and time. 3) MergeFax automatically sets the fax driver and resets the printer driver for you--so you don’t have to fiddle with driver settings. You just hit Alt-M and Start, and MergeFax takes care of everything else. 4) MergeFax does all this in minutes! On a 486-66 machine, MergeFax queues up WinFax PRO's event list with 100 faxes in 5 minutes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 2: Distribution Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MergeFax 1.0 may be freely distributed, provided that you include all files unaltered. BBSs - please name the file MRGFAX.xxx When distributing MergeFax, the following files must be distributed together: 1. MERGEFAX.DOC MergeFAx 1.0 User's Guide 2. MERGEFAX.DOT WinWord Template containing MergeFax macros 3. MERGEFAX.BMP MergeFax Bitmap Logo 4. VENDOR.TXT This file 5. FILE_ID.DIZ PC-Board compat. description file. Disk Vendors, Shareware Distributors and BBS(s) may charge a nominal fee for distribution of the program. But the recipient of MergeFax must be informed in advance, that the fee paid to acquiring MergeFax does not relieve the recipient from purchasing a License for use of MergeFax if the recipient continues to use MergeFax after the trial period. If you have any questions, please contact me via e-mail or Fax: Jay Bonzi CompuServe: 72053,2227 Internet: 72053.2227@compuserve.com Fax: 805-238-5798