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Merge down and then across
I'm using a label mail merge to create a 3 column product list. The products should be arranged alphabetically down each column. Word fills the merge across the rows, then down. Can I change that and if so, how? Thanks for your help. Rick...
3 11/25/2008 10:08:47 AM
Printing Individual Documents
I cannot print the individual pages after I merge them into another docuement that allows me to edit the individual records. I put in the selection of pages (1-2, 3, 6, 9), but it starts to print the entire merge. How can I print only a selection of pages?...
2 11/25/2008 4:53:52 AM
Word 2007 hangs/stops responding when merging to e-mail via Outlook: hotfix
This is a follow-up for those people who reported problems with Word 2007 e-mail mailmerges to Outlook hanging after an arbitrary number of emails have been sent. There is a hotfix dated October 28, 2008 at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957692 (The problem is described as: << Word 2007 may stop responding when you use Mail Merge to send personalized e-mail messages to an...
2 11/25/2008 12:59:02 AM
Word 2007 Mail Merge Numbered List Changes After Saving
I have a merge letter wherein the first page has 8 clauses (numbered list), the second page and third page do not have any lists. When I merge the document, every "first page" is numbered correctly, 1-8. After I save the document, close it, and re-open it, only pg. 1 is numbered 1-8. Page 4 is numbered 9-16, page 7 is 17-24. I canot understand why the number changes after closing the...
1 11/24/2008 11:30:01 PM
Only show Merge toolbar when opening merge documents?
Hi We have recently upgraded from Word 2000 to Word 2003. A small issue I am having is with the Merge toolbar. Previously, this would only be shown if I opened a document that was already set up for a merge. If it was just a normal word doc, the toolbar wouldnt be shown (as it was obviously not needed). I cant seem to be able to do this in Word 2003 for some reason - it basically only...
1 11/24/2008 11:23:01 PM
Help With Emailing Attachments
Hi all, I have been trying to set up a mailmerge with attachments using Doug's macro with some degree of success. When I run the macro the emails with attachments are created and sent however I seem to get one extra blank email being produced to the last person in the catalog. Any ideas would be gratefully accepted and tried. Regards Paul...
4 11/24/2008 7:34:00 PM
Mail Merge using Excel that has mulitple rows for same person
I am trying to mail merge using an excel that has for instance, 5 rows of data for the same person. One of the columns contains different values related to that same person on the row. I only want one letter, and within the body, the mulitple columns of information merged into the form. -- CHY...
2 11/24/2008 7:29:29 PM
Directory "Letter"
I want to create a letter as follows: <date> <address block> <greetings> We have received the following documents: <doc name> <doc description> <doc name> <doc description> We have not received the following documents: <doc name> <doc description> <doc name> <doc description> I can create a page break for eac...
2 11/24/2008 7:29:03 PM
Word 2007 printing issues with large mail merge document
I have been using Word 2003 to do large mail merges for years and never experienced a problem like I am having with 2007. Large equals about 1800 to 3000 page mail merge documents. I have recently just completed a mail merge using external data from an Excel spreadsheet which resulted in a 2665 page mail merge document when completed. I tried to print these and only the first 1000 o...
2 11/24/2008 2:39:20 PM
add extra text in address bar
I want an address on the envelope to read John Doe or current Resident 123 main st anywhere, usa 90050 I can use the wizard and create it quite nicely WITHOUT ' or current resident.' I added a field to my excel file called 'tenant' when I went back to use Match Field I chose tenant to go in the field under last name. When I preview those that should have 'or current residen' they d...
4 11/24/2008 11:29:02 AM
e-mail document conversion to text from xml or vba/or s or?
Hi, I recently made reservations and confirmation was sent via e-mail, I had a difficult time printing my e-tickets out,I don't know if this is due to my ineptitude, wrong choice of program,application, and not understanding the process.. or if it had something to do with security on thier end or what,but, it took 15 pages to print out what should have been on only a few;and was formatte...
2 11/24/2008 8:34:01 AM
2007 Mail merge Directory Bug???
I have considerable experience using Mail Merge, but am attempting to set up a directory which is simply <email address field>, so I can have a list of email addresses all on one page. When I complete the merge, I get a new document that has four email addresses on the first line, then nothing visible - at the bottom of the page it says there are 320 words (which is the number of ...
4 11/24/2008 6:07:05 AM
using bookmarks as variables - help!
Hello, I am working on creating a contract in Word 2007 in which I want to lock down most of the document, and then limit certain terms to a predefined range. As an example, I would like the document end-user to be able to select billing terms of either: "thirty (30)" days; or "sixty (60)" days So I inserted a dropdown with those choices. I would like their selection to update ...
9 11/23/2008 6:23:47 PM
Word 2008 vs Word 2007 mail merge features
I am considering converting my law office to the Mac platform but I rely heavily on mail merge in Word 2007 for drafting documents. I currently use a tab delimited text file for my data source as that is the only way Act! will provide data that can then be used with some of Word's fields such as "if". I use the "if" field a lot!! But I cannot find any documentation that such a field exis...
3 11/23/2008 5:19:59 PM
retrieve a empty list when using an Access query
Im trying to merge an Access 2003 query result into a Word 2003 doc. If I run the query in Access i produce a list of results. When I attach the query to the Word doc the imported table is empty? ...
2 11/23/2008 5:10:24 PM
Mail Merge Stable/Printing
Yes, I have a mail merge document that has 8 pages and I'm having trouble with stapling each set of 8 pages. I have alot to print out and it just takes to long to have to staple them myself. So if any one knows how I can get my pages to print any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance...
9 11/23/2008 3:18:04 PM
Mail Merge Toolbar
I have added an button to the mail merge toolbar that runs a macro. When I merge to a document the native button on the tool bar become inactive but the 'custom' button does not. Is there a way I can disable the custom button so it is not available on the merged document? Thanks for any help. Dave...
2 11/23/2008 6:30:11 AM
mail merge
Hello, I have an access 2003 database that populates a header in a word 2003 report. Under the header the text will be unique, however when I go to each record in the mail merge the same text appears and it can not be deleted without erasing all the records. How can I make the text unique to each record? Thanks. ...
10 11/22/2008 11:17:41 PM
Word and Outlook conflict
Almost everytime that I try to print an envelope using Word 2007 from a contact from Outlook 2007, Word crashes. Often enough to kick in Diagnostics which said all was normal. ...
1 11/22/2008 11:16:03 PM
Avery Address Labels J8160 and Word 2003
Hi there! I've used Mail Merge in Word 2003 to print addresses on Avery J8160 labels, but they don't align properly when printed. I've selected J8160 in from the Avery A4 and A5 sizes menu but the further down the page it prints, the more misaligned the labels become and by the final row the addresses span 2 labels. Has anyone had this same problem and can help? Thanks, Andrew...
4 11/22/2008 3:20:09 PM
Mailmerge numbers from Excel
I am trying to mail merge from excel to word to create invoices. The problem involves the merge of numbers into a word document in letter format. The required numbers have now been entered onto the excell spreadsheet manually for a range of people, having initially been calculated by formula. The cells are formatted for number to two decimal places. However, on transfer to word, the num...
3 11/22/2008 10:55:01 AM
Auto E-Mail After Merging
I was wondering if after merging a document(s), can it be automatically E-mailed to an email address that resides within one of the merge fields. -- McRib...
2 11/22/2008 8:02:00 AM
envelopes don't print to size
i have office 2007, have successfully completed mail merge to print holiday cards. have set margins to print on envelopes. print preview shows printing in correct place. actual printing is way off to the left margin side. i have reset paper choices, page layout, margins, etc. ...
2 11/22/2008 7:54:04 AM
Unwanted blanks in mail merge.
I am using Word 2003 and doing a very simple mail merge. I am inserting three fields (Title, First Name and Surname) with a blank between each. When a record without either Title, or First Name is processed the blanks that I inserted between the fields are retained, meaning that I end up with more blanks than intended. OK, Word is printing exactly what I specified, but I rather hoped it ...
2 11/21/2008 9:20:13 PM
Yet Another Mail Merge Attachment Question
I've attempted to follow the instructions in Doug Robbins article, but I'm a total Word & VBA tryo. When I attempt to run the macro, I get an error that a user object is not defined, and I'm taken to this line in the macro: Dim oOutlookApp As Outlook.Application I'm using Word & Outlook 2007, and I checked that the Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Object Library is referenced. ...
3 11/21/2008 5:51:04 PM
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