Merge to Directory sksmith2517 4/26/2007 12:04:02 AM In Word 2003, under the Mail Merge Task Pane there's a DIRECTORY option. I want to merge our personnel database into a directory. I want a 2 column layout with the Family name & Phone Number on line one followed with 3 indented lines of info (Address, names, etc). The way I'm trying this I'm not getting any layout options - the output is simply line after line. When I do a label merge I get the fields and can enter precisely what I want. But since there's an Option for Directory I thought that's what I should be using. What am I doing wrong?

Re: Merge to Directory "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 4/26/2007 6:18:10 AM A directory merge simply reproduces everything on the page for each record without a page break. In this case set the source document as two columns and at the head of the first column enter and format the record layout that you wish to achieve. Merge to a new document. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> sksmith2517 wrote: [Quoted Text] > In Word 2003, under the Mail Merge Task Pane there's a DIRECTORY > option. I want to merge our personnel database into a directory. I > want a 2 column layout with the Family name & Phone Number on line > one followed with 3 indented lines of info (Address, names, etc). > > The way I'm trying this I'm not getting any layout options - the > output is simply line after line. > > When I do a label merge I get the fields and can enter precisely what > I want. But since there's an Option for Directory I thought that's > what I should be using. > > What am I doing wrong?

Re: Merge to Directory sksmith2517 4/30/2007 7:32:08 PM Yep. I was able to format the paragraphs exactly how I wanted and then it merged into a new doc - I just didn't go that final step. Thanx "Graham Mayor" wrote: [Quoted Text] > A directory merge simply reproduces everything on the page for each record > without a page break. In this case set the source document as two columns > and at the head of the first column enter and format the record layout that > you wish to achieve. Merge to a new document. > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > sksmith2517 wrote: > > In Word 2003, under the Mail Merge Task Pane there's a DIRECTORY > > option. I want to merge our personnel database into a directory. I > > want a 2 column layout with the Family name & Phone Number on line > > one followed with 3 indented lines of info (Address, names, etc). > > > > The way I'm trying this I'm not getting any layout options - the > > output is simply line after line. > > > > When I do a label merge I get the fields and can enter precisely what > > I want. But since there's an Option for Directory I thought that's > > what I should be using. > > > > What am I doing wrong? > > >