Group 1 NewsCast Vol.8 Issue 05

Every day Group 1 is working to improve our documents, to make them as clear, comprehensive, and accessible as possible. Recently, we began delivering electronic documentation to our customers. This format offers several user-friendly options:

Bookmarks � You can create bookmarks in the document so you can find important information faster.
Search � You can search the document for a specific word or phrase.
Read Out Loud � You can listen to the document through your computer speakers. Note: You must have speakers or headphones connected to your computer in order to enable this option.

Our guides, which are delivered in Portable Document Format (PDF), are easy to navigate. Users who prefer hard copy may print selected pages or entire books at their discretion; however, no printing method is perfect, and sometimes problems arise when dealing with PDFs. Here are several tips to help overcome most printing problems:

First, make sure that you have the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is available free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html.
Second, make sure that the connection between your computer and your printer is in order.
Third, make sure that you have the latest PostScript printer driver. You can obtain the latest for free at http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html.

Following these guidelines will solve most PDF printing difficulties. If you are still having trouble printing PDFs, you can consult the extensive troubleshooting resources that are available to you on the Adobe Web site, http://www.adobe.com.

Mailer's Choice to MailStream Plus: How to Modify the MailStream Plus Parameters - In this FREE eLearning class you will see how to modify the MailStream Plus parameters generated by the Mailer's Choice parameter conversion program.

Prerequisites:

Introduction to MailStream Plus for Mailer's Choice Customers class
A printout of converted parameters to use as a reference during the class

Introduction to MailStream Plus for Mailer's Choice Customers - This FREE webinar is for Mailer's Choice customers and can be taken via eLearning. The time for all webinar dates is the same: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. The dates are listed below:

Introduction to MailStream Plus for Mailer's Choice Customers - Mainframe

October 18, 2005
November 21, 2005

Introduction to MailStream Plus for Mailer's Choice Customers - Unix

October 21, 2005
November 23, 2005

Introduction to MailStream Plus for Mailer's Choice Customers - Windows

October 17, 2005
November 22, 2005

Please visit the Group 1 University Web site, http://www.g1.com/education for further course and registration information.

5. Online Discussion Forums Provide a Place for Product Dialogue

Have you checked out our Online Discussion Forums lately? The Group 1 Web site has a discussion forum for virtually every product line. You can use these forums to become better informed about your Group 1 products.

Have an idea, a question about a product, or a workaround that you would like to share with others? You can post any of these on a related discussion forum to have your ides heard and your questions answered. The forums are a great way to bounce ideas around or even receive technical advice from other users.

If you find that there is not a discussion forum to match your Group 1 product-related needs, please let us know by sending an email to inetsupport@g1.com.

6. A Note from the USPS® Concerning Hurricane Katrina Evacuees

The USPS has released the following statement concerning changes of address for those affected by Hurricane Katrina:

Please be advised the Postal Service will release all change of address (COA) information filed as Permanent orders from customers moving from addresses within Hurricane Katrina-affected areas once we are assured that all appropriate security procedures have been completed. This information will be released to the NCOA^Link Product and other USPS address correction systems, (for example FASTforward, Address Change Service (ACS), etc.) You can expect to start seeing the Hurricane Katrina permanent COA information in the NCOA^Link product release scheduled for September 26th. The USPS continues to make a substantial effort to get advisories out to Hurricane Katrina-affected customers to file a change of address.

For more information, please visit the USPS Web site at http://www.usps.com.

Archives and Links

Back issues of Newscast are being archived. Click previous issues to go the Newscast homepage to review any prior issues.

Below are some links that may be of interest to our customers:

Group 1's Web Page - http://www.g1.com. The Group 1 Software Web site provides customers with valuable information concerning different areas of the company. From this Web site, you can access education information, recent press releases, support, and much more useful information.

USPS® Web Site Business Section - http://www.usps.com/smallbiz

The USPS® Web Site - http://www.usps.com. This Web site allows customers to check out the latest information regarding postage rates and fees, news and events in the postal community, locations of local post offices, and provides various other links. There is also a place where postal service customers can track the status of a package or access other online mailing forms.

Canada Post - http://www.canadapost.ca/splash.asp. This is the direct link to the Canada Post Web site. Follow this link to view a quick and free course in Canadian NDG sorting (http://www.canadapost.ca/business/ndg/default-e.asp).

USPS® Rapid Information Bulletin Board System - http://ribbs.usps.gov. This is the National Customer Support Center for the United States Postal Service. It provides you mail-service updates, current weather conditions, and other interesting facts pertaining to the Postal Service.

Postal Rate Commission - http://www.prc.gov. The Postal Rate Commission Web site provides information about the organization, its function and procedures, along with postal rates and fees. It also provides a location where you can voice your opinion to the Consumer Advocate.

Nonprofit Mailers - http://www.nonprofitmailers.org. The Alliance is the primary representative of nonprofit mailers before the Postal Rate Commission, at the United States Postal Service's (USPS®) Headquarters, and on Capitol Hill.

Postcom - http://www.postcom.org. Postcom is the Association for Postal Commerce. Its Web site provides you with up-to-date information regarding what is going on in the "postal world." It includes links to other helpful sites, as well as a place to contact your US Senators or Representatives.

We welcome comments and suggestions regarding NewsCast. Please send them to cc@g1.com. Please be sure to include "NEWSCAST" in your subject line. Please look for your next issue to arrive in your email box on or near October 12, 2005.

NewsCast - Volume 8, Issue 5
Date: September 23, 2005
Editor: Becki Dustin (cc@g1.com) Asst. Editor: Erica Fenstermacher
Phone: 1-800-367-6950

CASS, CASS Certified, DPV™, eLOT, FASTforward, NCOA^Link, Postal Service, Post Office, RDI™, United States Post Office, USPS®, United States Postal Service, ZIP Code™, and ZIP+4 are registered trademarks of United States Postal Service (USPS®). This list is not exhaustive of the trademarks belonging to the Postal Service.

Group 1 Software is a non-exclusive licensee of USPS® for NCOA/Link processing.

Prices for Group 1's products, options and services are not established, controlled or approved by USPS® or United States Government. When utilizing RDI™ data to determine parcel-shipping costs, the business decision on which parcel delivery company to use is not made by the USPS® or United States Government.

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