OK - I see what you mean.
I had prepared my web page
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm based on the default
settings of Word 2007 and noted in it the problem with spacing of the
addresses. I subsequently modified the normal style which is used as in
previous versions as the default for tables and took it as read that it
would apply also to tables created as part of mail merge - which as you
point out it doesn't. Although the suggestions on my web page for dealing
with the spacing remain valid, the reasons don't so I will have to
re-address that over the weekend
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site
www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site
http://word.mvps.org
Beth Melton wrote:
Have you actually tried this in Word 2007 and *mail merge* labels,
Graham??
Regular labels are fine and they automatically use no spacing with no
need to modify the defaults. It's when using mail merge this occurs.
As soon as you select Labels as the main document type, space
*before* each paragraph and single space are added as direct
formatting. The new defaults use 10 pts space after (not 12) and 1.15
lines between.
Additional Notes:
- When using Outlook 2007, Word is irrelevant since Outlook no longer
uses Winword.exe and does not use Normal.dotm.
- If you want to avoid the issues with table styles, and other style
nuances we experienced in past versions, then you should modify the
Document Defaults and leave the Normal style unmodified.
- The Normal template for Word 2007 is always Norma.dotm - never
Normal.dotx.
~Beth Melton
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
The normal template in Word 2007 will be normal.dotm (or dotx)
rather than normal.dot which was for earlier versions, and suggests
that you are editing the wrong file. It is certainly possible to set
the normal style to have no space before or after and thus have
labels which match. Right click 'Normal' on the home tab. Choose
'Modify'. Remove spacing from the paragraph formatting options.
Check the 'new documents based on this style' check box and when you
close out of Word (plus Outlook if running) , save the normal
template when prompted.