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Mail Merge in Word
I am trying to produce a template that will allow me to mail merge within
Word a number of different areas. This includes inserting a table (with the borders) and then populating this with data. |
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Mail Merge in Word
I am trying to produce a template that will allow me to mail merge within
Word a number of different areas. Can we assume that you are not having any problems with this? If so, can you spell out what they are? It is useful to know a. which version of Word you are using b. what the data source is This includes inserting a table (with the borders) and then populating this with data. If you are trying to produce a "parent/child" type report in Word, for example where you have Class details for class A then Table containing list of pupils for class A Class details for class B then Table containing list of pupils for class B Class details for class C then Table containing list of pupils for class C etc. then be aware that Word is not designed to do this. You may be better off trying to produce such a report in Access. Alternatively see Cindy Meister's page at http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister and look for Mail Merge FAQ|Special merges|Multiple items per condition The example she references does show how you can insert a table into a document, but some people have difficulty getting the example to work, and the method suffers from a number of limitations. The essence of it is: a. use Tools|Customize to display the Database menu b. use the Insert Database button to insert a table /selecting the "insert as field" option/ c. use Alt-F9 to display the DATABASE field code and modify the SQL SELECT statement in there to get the records you need. Because you can nest fields inside other fields, you can reference fields in the record you are currently merging, for example { DATABASE connection details \s "SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE IDfield = '{ MERGEFIELD myIDfield }'" } If that isn't what you are trying to do, can you please spell out what you want. Peter Jamieson "SueP" wrote in message ... I am trying to produce a template that will allow me to mail merge within Word a number of different areas. This includes inserting a table (with the borders) and then populating this with data. |
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