You'll save yourself a lot of confusion if you avoid the wizard altogether
and use the merge toolbar - see
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



wrote:
Peter-

That's a really sensible reply and you're right. I have been thinking
that the merge should be complete by clicking the "complete the merge"
link; what you say does make me realize how I was wrong in that
interpretation.