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Default suppress spaces left by blank mail merge fields

does anyone know how to suppress the blank space that is left in a mail merge
doc if the field is blank?
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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Default suppress spaces left by blank mail merge fields

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

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



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does anyone know how to suppress the blank space that is left in a mail
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doc if the field is blank?



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