Unless you already have the information that will be the data source for the
merge already in some application, you would be better off using a userform
into which you enter that data.
See the article "How to create a Userform" at:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm
and the following pages of fellow MVP Greg Maxey's website :
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and...a_UserForm.htm
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Populate_UserForm_ListBox.htm
and also
the last in the following series of articles:
http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms
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Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22
Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46
Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119
Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127
Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep
better records!
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136
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Hope this helps.
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services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Nick_F" wrote in message
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I use an autonew macro at present to find a text file, collect a number,
launch a new bill document from a template and print the "next" bill
number
on the bill - the number in the text file then increments by one.
I am experimenting with generating a mail-merge fillable bill template and
want to be able to pick up a new number for each bill in a bill run so
each
printed copy gets a unique number. My other users will, however, need to
be
able to go on accessing the autonew macro in the non-mergeable template to
deal with individual bills. I may also make mistakes in running the mail
merge and want to be able to have an option to reset the starting number
back
to whatever it began at if I abandon the mail merge. Any (really simple as
I
am a techno-clot) solutions spring to mind?