MSWord 2003
The "If then Else" is too basic. Should include more options, like 'or' to
automate.
For example, in a familiar salutation: If a person is a Mr. or Ms., we want
to use first name. If a person is a Judge, though, we want to use Judge.

So the first if statement should contain an 'or' instead of doing a list of
If statements. In earlier versions of MSWord (before the love affair with
drop-down boxes) i could type in chevrons and get the job done myself. Now
it is a mess.



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This can be done without any fancy structure.
{IF { MERGEFIELD TITLE } = "Mr." "{ MERGEFIELD FIRSTNAME }"}{IF { MERGEFIELD
TITLE } = "Ms." "{ MERGEFIELD FIRSTNAME }"}{IF { MERGEFIELD TITLE } =
"Judge" "Judge"}

Might not be as elegant, but it gets the job done.
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"ARY" wrote in message
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MSWord 2003
The "If then Else" is too basic. Should include more options, like 'or'
to
automate.
For example, in a familiar salutation: If a person is a Mr. or Ms., we
want
to use first name. If a person is a Judge, though, we want to use Judge.

So the first if statement should contain an 'or' instead of doing a list
of
If statements. In earlier versions of MSWord (before the love affair
with
drop-down boxes) i could type in chevrons and get the job done myself.
Now
it is a mess.



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You can still do things manually - see
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm and
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
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ARY wrote:
MSWord 2003
The "If then Else" is too basic. Should include more options, like
'or' to automate.
For example, in a familiar salutation: If a person is a Mr. or Ms.,
we want to use first name. If a person is a Judge, though, we want
to use Judge.

So the first if statement should contain an 'or' instead of doing a
list of If statements. In earlier versions of MSWord (before the
love affair with drop-down boxes) i could type in chevrons and get
the job done myself. Now it is a mess.



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Actually, Word DOES have an OR function, documented in the help file - look
under 'functions'. However, Word's OR function only works for two numeric
conditions. For testing multiple conditions, especially where text is
involved, try something like:
{IF{={IF{MERGEFIELD Title}= "Mr" 1 0}+{IF{MERGEFIELD Title}= "Mrs" 1
0}+{IF{MERGEFIELD Title}= "Ms" 1 0}}=1 {MERGEFIELD Name} {MERGEFIELD Title}}

For an AND test with multiple conditions, you'd replace the '+' signs with
'*'.

Cheers

"ARY" wrote in message
...
MSWord 2003
The "If then Else" is too basic. Should include more options, like 'or'
to
automate.
For example, in a familiar salutation: If a person is a Mr. or Ms., we
want
to use first name. If a person is a Judge, though, we want to use Judge.

So the first if statement should contain an 'or' instead of doing a list
of
If statements. In earlier versions of MSWord (before the love affair
with
drop-down boxes) i could type in chevrons and get the job done myself.
Now
it is a mess.



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