[Peter Jamieson]

I am not sure what happened

Nor am I. I suppose it's also possible that an automated update changed the
behaviour of your system, but I think t would be rather a coincidence if
that occurred when you happened to be away for a week or so.

If you cannot go back to a full backup of your system from before you left
(and of course in that case you might lose emails received in the last week,
that kind of stuff), then maybe you could use Windows XP (if that is what
you are using) "System Restore" to try to get your system back to the state
you were in before you left - have a look at Windows Start Button|All
Programs|Accessories|System Tools|System Restore. The trouble with this
feature is that it isn't completely clear what exactly is "restored" and
what is not, so if you decide to try to use it, it's advisable to ensure
that your entire system is backed up so you can get back to where you are
right now.

Peter Jamieson
"Nikki" wrote in message
...
I am using Word and Access 2003. I set up a system towards the end of 2005
so it's been working flawlessly for me since then up until about a week
ago.
I created a mail merge to send out placement letters. The document
contains
3 pages (candidate ltr, client ltr and an invoice page); I set up
templates
for all of our clients. When we place a new candidate I enter all of the
information into an Access database I set up and then go to the Word doc
and
merge the info in. I have been saving each one with the appropriate
candidate information left checked in the mail merge and doing a save as
with
all the candidates information saved in the letter so when I go back I can
just open the document and the correct information comes up already in the
letter so I don't have to go back through the data source. Well somehow
while I was on vacation and someone else was using the system they messed
it
up. Now the changes don't stay put. I have to go back into the data
source
every time and hunt for the correct candidate to merge into the letter
again.
I can "redo them" but as soon as I log off my computer for the day all the
changes are lost.

I am not sure what happened but I'd really like to know I get it back to
the
way it was. Please any feedback/suggestions/ solutions would be GREATLY
appreciated. Thanks!