[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

It helps if you turn on the display of paragraph marks using the ¶ button on
the toolbar. You will then see a paragraph mark where the address is
intended to go.

That paragraph within the frame is left aligned at the left indent of the
paragraph. So, if you insert the individual merge fields directly at that
location, unless you change the alignment of the paragraph, the first
mergefield on each line of the mergefields that you insert will be left
aligned.

Note that I have not made any reference to the "Address Block" in the above
statements as that is irrelevant.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"-Nisko-" wrote in message
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So I'm supposed to put the Merge Fields inside the Address Block myself?
If true, that isn't obvious using the Merge Wizard. Will the Merge Fields
be aligned with the left side of the Address Block? Thanks........


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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The intention of the frame in the EnvelopeAddress style is that all of
the address, inlcuding the zip code be inserted inside the frame.

The AddressBlock that you mention using seems to cause no end of
problems, so most of us recommend that instead of using it, the user just
insert the merge fields that they want to use in the configuration that
they want them.

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"-Nisko-" wrote in message
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You hit the nail on the head. I could have used a "template", but I
want to learn how to do this myself...that's why I didn't take Graham's
advice. Where it says "Arrange Envelope", I placed the Address Block -
and just below it, I placed the Postal Code (tied to the Zip Code).
That's what moved the frame down to the next page. OK, that being said,
how should I have done it at that point so that the address would have
gone into the frame and the Postal Code just below it? If I can learn
this, I don't think I'll have any more problems. Thanks...........


Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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It is correct that the Envelope Address style does include a Frame into
which it is intended that the address be inserted and that the frame is
offset from the left and top of the letter so that the address will
appear in the usual position on the envelope.

If you did not insert the merge fields into that frame, but rather
placed them elsewhere on the envelope and forced them into the position
of the frame, then it is quite likely that you displaced the frame
causing it to be located off the edge of the envelope and that is what
was causing the problem.

If you had taken the advice that Graham Mayor first gave you, you would
have almost certainly avoided this problem.

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"-Nisko-" wrote in message
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OK, the reason I was getting a blank page was because each envelope
had a (hidden) frame or text box where the recipients name and address
was supposed to go (I think). Is this true? If so, the name and
address began in the MIDDLE of the text box, not at the left hand
side. I don't think this makes sense. Could somebody explain this to
me please? Thanks...


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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We can't tell you what you are doing wrong unless you tell us exactly
and completely every detail of how you went about it.

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"-Nisko-" wrote in message
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Several times a year I address envelopes with a database I've
created. However, I've never figured out how to use the mail merge
correctly. I always end up with one envelope (on the monitor) with
an address - then one blank, then one with the second address, then
one blank, etc. Could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong - the
tell me how to do it right so that I can put about 10 envelopes in
my printer at a time instead of one by one. The way it works for me
is: I have to place the cursor on an envelope (on the monitor) with
an address - then print the 'selected page.' Then, I have to skip
the blank envelope and go to the next one (with an address) and
print the same way again. Can someone help? Thank...........