[Graham Mayor]

I have already tried what you suggest and it works here.

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Robert_L_Ross wrote:
Graham,

I'll check on Monday to see if the KB article applies. I can also
send you the doc, but it's pretty easy to replicate without it.
Simply add some mergefields (with an .xls file as the source). Put
some small graphics on your C drive, then have the name of the
graphics in the spreadsheet. On the source merge doc, put a graphic
down, then set the text to lay over the graphic. Add an includeimage
and refer to the local graphic. Add a text box and try to add
another graphic inside the text box. Merge and see what happens.

Let me know if that produces an error on your side. If it doesn't,
I'll send you my docs.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Unfortunately I cannot reproduce this error from the information you
have provided. Does http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292155 help?

If it is not confidential, can you e-mail me the document and the two
images?

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Robert_L_Ross wrote:
Graham,

I figured that the syntax was right since just merging the image
without trying to lay it over another graphic worked, as did merging
with a text box alone. It's when I combine the two that It fails.

You are incorrect in that I DID merge to a new document - as
indicated in the statement from my previous post:
"I save the document, then merge to a new document and get an error:
"Word found locked fields during the update. Word cannot update
locked fields."

The problem I have is that during the merge I get the 'locked field'
error - I can't get to the step of pressing Ctrl+A, F9 since the
merge never finishes. I have to OK through the error, then when I
do, I do the Ctrl+A, F9 and it doesn't update the field since the
merge never completed.

So, I did merge to a new doc and I did try to update. I found if I
just overlay the graphic with no text box it works, but there is
another issue when doing that.

What I'm trying to do in this entire mess is to create a merge
document for usability testing for a web site we are creating. With
this document, we can quickly modify and create test cases by simply
updating a spreadsheet with vital info, then merging - allowing us
to do massive amounts of testing in a short time.

One of the items a user needs is a license. We are trying to set up
a merge doc that we can have the 'background' of a valid license
display, then overlay the DL pic and vital information (address,
etc.).

A California license has two pictures (one large on the left and a
smaller, greyed out one on the right). Between the two I need text
specifically placed. When I put the images in and try to align the
text, since the left image is so big, the text won't lay over
correctly, it drops to be even with the bottom of the picture,
thereby throwing off the location of the other picture as well.



"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It helps to maintain the thread!

I have been testing this and provided the document is not a table,
you can even use your text box option to place a merged graphic
over another graphic that is pre-placed and set behind text. Your
syntax for the INCLUDEPICTURE field is correct.

The bit you appear to be missing is that you must merge to a new
document then update all the fields in that new documen to display
the correct imagest. You may find the update macro at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm useful!


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Robert_L_Ross wrote:
I've read up on some other suggestions and the replys either
didn't work or did not actually address the question I asked.

I'm trying to set up a Mail Merge document that can bring in a
graphic file located in a separate location. The graphic needs to
be 'on top of' another graphic located in the Mail Merge document.
The only way I know how to do this is to insert a text box 'on top
of' the original background graphic, then put the merged image in
the text box. Problem is, this doesn't work for me...this is what
I did:

Graphic files are .jpg's and saved to c:\graphics.
Mail Merge data is in an Excel spreadsheet.

I have a word doc...I've added a text box over a picture, then
done the following in the text box:
Ctrl+f9 (got the braces {})
typed:
INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\GRAPHICS\\
Ctrl+f9 (got the 2nd set of braces{})
typed:
MERGEFIELD PIC
used the right arrow to get outside of the first set of braces
typed:
.jpg"

My final statement looks like this:
{INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\GRAPHICS\\{MERGEFIELD PIC}.JPG"}

The Pic field on my Excel mail merge record file contains just the
file name I want to bring in - WomanDLPicLg or ManDLPicLg.

When I leave the field, I can see it when I toggle the field codes
on, but when they are off I don't see the field.

I save the document, then merge to a new document and get an
error: "Word found locked fields during the update. Word cannot
update locked fields."

Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Or better yet, is there some other
way to get the graphic to appear 'on top of' another graphic? (I
was told text boxes were unreliable, but the links given to make
it work had nothing to do with an alternative).

It should be noted that I tried this on another blank mail merge
document NOT using text boxes and it also does not bring in the
graphic, but does not display any locked field error.

Thanks guys (and ladies)!