Word 2003 mail merge leaves a blank if an instance for a field does not
contain a value. this leaves awkward blank spaces in the merged documents
that appear to be typos. word should suppress these blanks. i know
wordperfect did so automatically (back when i was a wordperfect user).

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Insert and If...then...Else field

{ IF { MERGEFIELD afieldthatmaybeblank } = "" "{ MERGEFIELD nextmergefield"}
"{ MERGEFIELD afieldthatmaybeblank } { MERGEFIELD nextmergefield }" }



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"k2swan" wrote in message
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Word 2003 mail merge leaves a blank if an instance for a field does not
contain a value. this leaves awkward blank spaces in the merged documents
that appear to be typos. word should suppress these blanks. i know
wordperfect did so automatically (back when i was a wordperfect user).

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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
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this
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http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...merge.fi elds