[macropod]

Hi Larry,

Try this:
1. Press Alt-F9 to expose the mailmerge field coding. you should see something like {MERGEFIELD mergfield1} etc.
2. Add a \* Charformat switch, thus: {MERGEFIELD mergfield1 \* Charformat}
3. Underline the 'M' of 'MERGEFIELD'
4. Delete any \* Mergeformat switches that may be present.
5. Press Alt-F9 to hide the mailmerge field coding.
6. Run your mailmerge.

Cheers
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macropod
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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ...
Try adding a \* vcharformat switch inside the closing } of the mergefields
and format the M of MERGEFIELD so that it is underlined.

What are you using the create the leading and trailing underscores? If it
is the Underscore key on the keyboard that is to the right of the zero key
on a US keyboard, then I am not surprised that the underscores do not line
up.

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"Larry B." wrote in message
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Thanks Doug,

That sounds like a workaround to a BUG that Microsoft should really
address.

Larry B.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

I would insert the mergefields in the cells of a table with borders
applied
to the appropriate cell boundaries.

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Hope this helps.


Doug Robbins - Word MVP