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Mailmerge: can you merge more than one data table line on a page?
I am trying to build a mailmerge document where I have a large database (~900
lines of entries) and wish to merge these onto a word document. However, to save paper when printing, I wish to print maybe 3 entries per page. Is it possible under mailmerge to call up data from more than one line in the data table on the same document page? If so how do I do it? |
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Mailmerge: can you merge more than one data table line on a page?
Am Fri, 6 Oct 2006 08:35:02 UTC, schrieb MikeC
auf microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields : Is it possible under mailmerge to call up data from more than one line in the data table on the same document page? If so how do I do it? I think you would have to set yourDocument.MailMerge.MainDocumentType = wdCatalog Yours, L.W. |
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Mailmerge: can you merge more than one data table line on a page?
Either triplicate your document on the page and put a next record field
before the second and third versions or Enter the document one and set the document type as Directory (Catalog on older Word versions) -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org MikeC wrote: I am trying to build a mailmerge document where I have a large database (~900 lines of entries) and wish to merge these onto a word document. However, to save paper when printing, I wish to print maybe 3 entries per page. Is it possible under mailmerge to call up data from more than one line in the data table on the same document page? If so how do I do it? |
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Mailmerge: can you merge more than one data table line on a page?
1. create the text and merge fields that you want to insert. Let's assume
that that material occupies one third of the page. 2. Copy the text and merge fields twice 3. Insert a Next record ({ NEXT }) field before each copy (i.e. not before the "original", so you have text +fields { NEXT} text + fields { NEXT } text + fields As for the vertical spacing, you can either a. adjust the paragraph spacing until you get what you need (but you will need to make sure that none of your data so large (or small) that lines are added/removed) or b. create a 3-cell table with fixed height cells. This is, in essence, no different from doing a "Label" merge with large labels. Peter Jamieson "MikeC" wrote in message ... I am trying to build a mailmerge document where I have a large database (~900 lines of entries) and wish to merge these onto a word document. However, to save paper when printing, I wish to print maybe 3 entries per page. Is it possible under mailmerge to call up data from more than one line in the data table on the same document page? If so how do I do it? |
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Mailmerge: can you merge more than one data table line on a page?
Thanks for your help guys. I think Peter and Graham have hit the problem on the head. I had not thought about the "Next Section" idea and I believe that this will probably cure my problem. I will post again when I have tried it and let you know. Many thanks, MikeC |
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Mailmerge: can you merge more than one data table line on a pa
Thanks Graham, I had not thought of that idea and I believe it will solve my problem. I will let you know how I get on. Regards, MikeC |
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Mailmerge: can you merge more than one data table line on a pa
It worked fine, thanks.
Regards, Mike C |
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Mailmerge: can you merge more than one data table line on a pa
It worked fine thanks - DDE was best.
Many thanks, MikeC |
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