>I followed all the steps (spent the day working on it). Everything appeared
> fine but when I went to do the final test and re-did all the steps- just
> in
> case- I end up with an error message and now I am absolutely lost.
>
> I created a directory type file containing the email addresses and file
> locations.
> I set up the macro as directed.
> I created a form mail (to be used as the main message in the body of the
> email message) which followed your model of Dear <<Name>>...
> I merged this and saw the letters with the page breaks as you
> demonstrated.
> I then applied the macro... and... well... that's when I get the message
> saying : "Can't execute code in break mode"
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Hen-loss
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
>
>> The document that is referred to here is what will become the body of the
>> email message. It needs to be a formletter type mailmerge document that
>> uses the same data source as the catalog or directory type mailmerge main
>> document that is referred to elsewhere in the article.
>>
>> The document does not have to contain anything much, but it will need to
>> have at least one merge field in it. A typical one might be
>>
>> Dear <<Name>>,
>>
>> Attached is the file.
>>
>> Yours,
>> etc.
>>
>> When you execute that merge to a new document, that document will contain
>> replicas of that "letter/message" for each recipient such as
>>
>> Dear Tom,
>>
>> Attached is the file.
>>
>> Yours,
>> etc
>>
>> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>>
>> Dear Dick,
>>
>> Attached is the file.
>>
>> Yours,
>> etc
>>
>> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>>
>> Dear Dick,
>>
>> Attached is the file.
>>
>> Yours,
>> etc
>>
>> The double dotted lines above are intended to represent the Section
>> Breaks
>> that are inserted between each of the letters when the merge is executed.
>>
>> It is when that document is the active document that you run the macro.
>>
>> NOTE: You must do absolutely everything as it says in the article
>> otherwise
>> it will not work.
>>
>> I would suggest that you set up a dummy datasource containing a few
>> records
>> in which you have your own email address (or that of a co-worker or
>> friend)
>> as the email address for each record and go through the process using
>> that
>> data source (for both the catalog/directory and the formletter merge
>> mentioned above) to check that everything is working correctly. If it
>> is,
>> then that addressee should receive as many emails as there are records in
>> that dummy data source, to each of which should be attached the files
>> that
>> are listed in the catalog/directory mailmerge.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>> services on a paid consulting basis.
>>
>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>>
>> "DLS" <DLS[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:41202CD0-CD5B-4540-B87E-8CAD4BEE33DB[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Doug thanks for your quick response. The bit I really don't understand
>> > is
>> > as
>> > follows:
>> >
>> > "Then execute to a new document the mail merge that you want to send
>> > out
>> > by
>> > email with the attachments and with the result of execution of that
>> > mail
>> > merge on the screen, run a macro containing the following code."
>> >
>> > I am not sure what one is supposed to be firstly executing and at what
>> > point
>> > one should be running the macro. I've tried many methods, but just not
>> > winning. I'm really not sure where I am going wrong.
>> >
>> > I really would be glad for your assistance and don't like giving up!
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Heather
>> >
>> >
>> > "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Take it one step at a time. I don't think that I could write in a
>> >> simpler
>> >> way than I have. Post back to the newsgroups if there are any parts
>> >> that
>> >> you really do not understand.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>> >> services on a paid consulting basis.
>> >>
>> >> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>> >>
>> >> "DLS" <DLS[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:83351B78-E6D1-46B8-9822-A261411E0778[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I've tried your link below, but it would appear this no longer
>> >> > works.
>> >> >
>> >> > However, I am in the same position as LMK[ at ]work and whilst got very
>> >> > excited
>> >> > to see an article to overcome this problem, I too found the article
>> >> > reading
>> >> > like "Greek". I am also a Microsoft Office Trainer so consequently
>> >> > found
>> >> > this to be very frustrating as I should be able to understand the
>> >> > instructions in the Article but can't. Sorry Doug.
>> >> >
>> >> > If there is anyone out there who understands this process fully and
>> >> > is
>> >> > able
>> >> > to publish step by step instructions, this would be fantastic, as I
>> >> > feel
>> >> > there are quite a few frustrated people out there. I also
>> >> > understand
>> >> > that
>> >> > Office 2007 doesn't resolve this problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > Many thanks in advance.
>> >> > Heather
>> >> >
>> >> > "craig.broadbear[ at ]gmail.com" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >> Try our pdfMachine Word Mail Merge product. It could be what you
>> >> >> are
>> >> >> looking for. Its easy to send the merged document as a PDF and to
>> >> >> attach extra PDF's.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
http://www.pdfmachine.com/et/pdfmachine_mail_merge.html>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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