Doug, PLease look at my explanation below and the format I need. I need to
have 2 columns. I don't understand tables. I tried making a table but don't
know how to do it. I also don't know where in the process it should be done.


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

See response to your latter post. Do not use a column layout. If you
insert the merge fields into the cells of a one row table, with a Next
Record field before the first mergefield in the second cell, the first
line of each record will line up correctly.

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"donna" wrote in message
...
I think we are getting closer. It is filling the gap for me, which I want.
I need the extra blank line below City, Sate. So if I have two names
adjacent
to each other one with 1 address line and the other with 2 address lines.
The person with one address line will have 2 blank lines before the next
name
in that column, while the other person will have 1 blank line below city,
State before the next name in that column.
"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Forget all about tables - you are on the right track.

I think what you are saying is that some records don't have Street2 and
Word
closes up the gap? In that case you need to put something on the line in
place of the field to maintain the spacing.
A conditional field to place a space when there is no data should do the
trick eg
Press CTRL+F9 for each of the field boundary pairs and type the rest -
ALT+F9 toggles between the views.

If it is Street2 that is sometimes empty, then at the end of the last
line
of your field entries for each record insert
{IF{Mergefield Street2} = "" "
"}

thus something along the lines of

{Mergefield Name}
{Mergefield Street1}
{Mergefield Street2}
{Mergefield City}
{Mergefield State}{Mergefield Zip}{IF{Mergefield Street2} = "" "
"}


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This will force an extra line between the records when Street2 is empty,
but
is ignored when it has content

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donna wrote:
I still don't understand. I go into mail merge. I select "directory"
as the document. At select recipients, I select my excel file by
clicking on "browse". A window comes up that says "select Table" I
click on the first one, "test$". It displays my file, I click OK. I
click on the "colum" button up top and click on 2 columns. I then
click "arrange your directory", "more items" and select the fields I
need. I then arrange them so each field is under the previous one(
name on top, street, street 2, then city etc on bottom.)_Next I
highlight "name, street and street 2. I then go into "format" and
select "paragraph" then "lines and page breaks" . I click on "keep
lines together" and "keep with next". Non of the other options in
"pagination" are selected. Then I click "OK" I then place the
cursor immediately after "city" and hit enter twice(so it will skip
before the next name. Then I click on "Preview your directory",
"complete your merge" then "to new document".

The problem is that if someone has 2 address lines, and the name
adjacent
to them in the 2nd column has 1 address line, the the subsequent
names in each column are not aligned on the same line. The 2nd name
in column 1 will be one line lower then the 2nd name in column 2. In
the following example I want John Smith and Barbara Smith to be on
the same line.

ie.
Jane Doe John doe
123 main st 456 Main St
box 3 lincoln, NB
lincoln, NB
Barbara Smith
John Smith 555 main st
444 main st lincoln NB
lincoln NB

So, I think you are telling me to do something with a table. But I'm
confused there. I click on "table" at several times during the merge
process, but I can't seem to figure it out. Most of the time most of
the options in "table" are not even highlighted, which I think means
I don't have a table. I don't know how to create a table, and once
I have one I don't know what to do with it.

Please instuct me giving each step in detail(telling me what to click
and when). I've never worked with "table" before.

Thanks for all of your time!!
donna
"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The Excel file already is a table. The link was merely to show what
the format of the table should look like in order fopr it work as a
data source.

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donna wrote:
I tried comvertingthe excel file to a table but I couldn't do it. I
had no idea what the instructions were talking about
inwww.gmayor.com/convert_labels_into_mail_merge.htm.

Can anyone else help?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

For some basic information on merging - see
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm Labels
are arguably the most complex merges, but all merges are
essentially similar.

Doug is talking about setting the merge document type to Directory
with your merge fields in the columns of a single row table.
Merging such a document will produce a table, similar to that
shown in http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm

How easy it will be to create the type of directory you want will
be largely determined by the number of fields you have in your
Excel file to depict the addresses. You need a column there for
each line of the address, whether or not it has content.

If you set up your merge document as having two columns, and set
the document type to directory. Insert the fields for a single
entry at the top of the first column then merge to a new document.
That document will have all the addresses in two columns. You can
now add supplementary information to produce the document you
intend.

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


What fields do you have in your Excel table that you are using for
a data source?

donna wrote:
Thanks Doug. I've never used a tqable before. How do I get the
fields into the table? I am getting my data from an Excel file.
This is all foreign to me so I need basic instructions.

Also, in the future, how do I start a new thread. I think I
should have done that for my question, but I didn't know how.
Donna

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Put the merge fields in the cells of a one row table with nothing
else in the main document. Then when you execute the merge to a
new document you will get the layout that you want.

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Hope this helps.

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"donna" wrote in message
...
I am trying to learn how to use this. How do I start a new
thread? I have
a question about mail merge, but I don't even know how to start
a thread in
order to ask it. Can you please tell me how to start a new
thread.

My question about mail merge is: I writing a directory on names
an address
with two columns per page. I want the name to be followed by
the address, but some adresses have two line to them.
Therefore the names don't alsways
match up on both columns. I think I need it to add an extra
blank line for
the names that have one address line. How do I do that?

"raj" wrote:

I am using Outlook 2000 SR1 and Word 2000 SR1.

I have an email message that I need to send to everyone in my
contacts folder. So I tried Mail Merge. The body of my
message contains some formatted text and also few images. I
changed my Outlook's Mail Format as HTML and MSWord as my email
editor. When I send the messages through mail merge, the
receiver's mail is in plain text. I also tried "Includepicture"
field for images. Still don't work with mail merge.

But, when I send a mail individually to them, the receiver
receives the mail in HTML format.

I also checked the recipient's property "Send email using plain
text only" and it is checked OFF.

Can some one please suggest me how to mail merge the formatted
contents?