[macropod]

hi Tom,

You could try adding the \! switch. This prevents the INCLUDETEXT field updating cross-references imported from the source document,
which may be all you need.

Cheers
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macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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"Tom Bean" wrote in message ...
Occasionaly, a user has an included document open in Word while a mail merge is running. This causes the mail merge to open a
message box with "Open document read-only?" The main document is opened read-only so I thougth all the attachments would be
opened read-only too. But apparently not.

Is there any setting for INCLUDETEXT or for the Word application, like DisplayAlerts, to prevent this message box?

Thanks,
Tom