An .mdb file is (I think) an Access database file. It can be opened in
Access and possibly in other database programs. I don't know if it can be
used as a data source for a mail merge if you do not have the Access
application. Access comes in several of the Office suites including Office
Professional.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"flygal" wrote in message
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I got a file in my email on yahoo and it would not open. I downloaded Win
xp
file converter and still the file is not viewable on Word 2003