See http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm which will
show you how to get round this.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Carolyn Ashby wrote:
When using mail merge in Word 2003, the Insert Merge Field Recipient
Box should not need to be closed after each insertion. This is time
consumming. Thanks.

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