Not true. The data source is just a table. You can add columns.

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"missode" wrote in message
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I am just learning to use mail merge. It appears that once a new list is
establiished ther is no means by which one can add new data fields. I
would
appreciate knowing how one can do this, or confirmation that it cannot be
done.

Thanks

RRB