Data source problems while mail merging Kaboose 12/17/2008 1:57:01 AM Hi, I'm trying despartely to get my Christmas envelopes printed. I have a data source document created with 87 names and addys. Anyway, when I'm doing my mail merge, (getting the data) I cannot open and merge my data source document. The message window says "cannot open data source because it is already a mail merge "main" document. How can I get around this? How do I "un-main it?" I am in a crunch for time and I'm becoming frustrated. Please help me anybody!!! -- Kaboose

Re: Data source problems while mail merging "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/17/2008 4:13:08 AM Open the data source, click on Main Document Setup, and choose "Normal Word document." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Kaboose" <jbohmann7[ at ]wi.rr.com> wrote in message news:AC5C08B6-CC83-4957-820C-6F360FC092D9[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi, I'm trying despartely to get my Christmas envelopes printed. I have a > data source document created with 87 names and addys. Anyway, when I'm > doing > my mail merge, (getting the data) I cannot open and merge my data source > document. The message window says "cannot open data source because it is > already a mail merge "main" document. How can I get around this? How do > I > "un-main it?" I am in a crunch for time and I'm becoming frustrated. > Please > help me anybody!!! > -- > Kaboose

Re: Data source problems while mail merging "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/17/2008 7:18:05 AM You might find http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm or http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm useful also. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Kaboose wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi, I'm trying despartely to get my Christmas envelopes printed. I > have a data source document created with 87 names and addys. Anyway, > when I'm doing my mail merge, (getting the data) I cannot open and > merge my data source document. The message window says "cannot open > data source because it is already a mail merge "main" document. How > can I get around this? How do I "un-main it?" I am in a crunch for > time and I'm becoming frustrated. Please help me anybody!!!