With the proviso that the merge will not see any fields you have put in a
text box, simply save the document as a template.
As for the data for thge second card, add a Next record field at the start
of the second card.
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www.gmayor.com
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ReneeB wrote:
We have several templates going on in this example. The first one I
spoke of is a template I downloaded from destopsupplies.com for the
jumbo postcards that I bought. After saving the postcard's template,
I then designed a postcard front and back. I would now like to save
that design as a template and use it in a mail merge.
Keep in mind that since it's a jumbo postcard, there are 2 cards per
sheet that need to be recognized in the merge so that it will add 2
addresses per sheet.
So, my problem is 2 pt. How do I save the newly created designs as a
template and then do a mail merge/set up an address field that will be
recognize the top and bottom cards?
"Graham Mayor" wrote:
Given that you have not told us where you got this template from we
can only make wild guesses about how it was created. If the fields
you insert don't work it is probably because the template uses text
boxes. Fields in text boxes are not seen by the merge, being in the
drawing layer of the document.
The thing to do is to create a two row two column table, where the
two rows correspond to one side of the cards (you'll need another
merge document for the backs). Set this up as a form letter merge.
Put your merge fields in the right hand top cell column and format
them as you want. Copy and paste to the cell below. Add a Next field
to the start of that cell. Put your fixed information in the left
cells. Merge to a new document.
http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm and
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_graphics.htm
may help
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
ReneeB wrote:
I downloaded a template for jumbo postcards. I need to make the
front of the card as well as part of its back so that it's not
editable. I also need to be able to do a mail merge in the lower
right area of the card. When I tried doing a mail merge in the post
card, it only added Address a the box of the top
portion/Postcard 1 of the template, but the bottom/Postcard 2 was
left alone. Also, when I tried to preview it, Address boxes were
both blank. Any suggestions?