[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

I would do the manipulation in the database.

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"jonathanmenn" wrote in message
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In Mail Merge, I have a donor data base called TntMPD. When I'm sending
out
letters, I try to use Mail Merge. First, of course, I go to the "group" in
my
database I want to use, then I go into Word/Mail Merge. The problem occurs
when I go to the icon for the Mail Merge recipients. A pop-up window pops
up
with my group--HOWEVER, it comes up with the title (Mr./Mrs., etc.) first,
then addresss--the last and then first names don't come until later. The
importance of this is that often I only want to select some, but not all
of
the members of the group. However, the names of the recipients aren't
visible
so I don't know who to select (unless I know their address). Is there some
was to rearrange the order, so that, on the Mail Merge recipient pop-up
they
are sorted by last name first? (They are, indeed, in the proper
alphabetical
orer of how the names occur in my database, but I have to be able to see
the
last names first in order to select the individuals I want the letters to
go
to).