There are definitely section breaks between the tables and different section
numbers are shown in the status bar. There is clearly an anomaly here. How
to correct it is another matter entirely

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Sagit wrote:
This is interesting: I inserted Section {SECTION} on my labels just
to see what is happening with the section numbers and it printed out
Section 1 on all the pages! I would have expected the section
number to change on each page of labels. I knew Word looks at labels
as one long page, but with numerous sections.
Also, I would have expected the SEQ to be correct if Word thought
that there was only 1 section. Does this shed any light?

Hmmm. This worked when I prepared that web page, but now it doesn't
and yes the numbers restart at the section breaks. Unfortunately
swapping the section breaks for page breaks (or deleting the section
breaks) doesn't help for after the merge the SEQ fields are
converted to text. Until I can work around a solution for this, it
looks as though the alternative method will have to be used

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Doug Robbins wrote:
It would appear then that the numbering is restarting at the section
break between each page of labels. Try using EditReplace with ^b
in the Find what control and ^m in the Replace with control to
replace the Section breaks with manual page breaks.


Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Sagit" wrote in message
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yes, I did complete the merge. As a review, i clicked on Insert,
then Field,
under categories, numbering, then SEQ, then Label as identifier,
then OK. After I updated labels, I merged to a new document, went
to Print Preview, and saw that all label sheets started over 1-20.
I even tried a switch \n just for kicks.
S Jan


"Doug Robbins" wrote:

Did you actually execute the merge to a new document?

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"Sagit" wrote in message
news I did the Insert, Field, {SEQ Label}, but still got labels
numbered 1-20 on
each sheet of labels. What did I do wrong?
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"Graham Mayor" wrote:

See http://www.gmayor.com/Numbered_labels.htm

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Sagit wrote:
I have a file with 150 names. I would like to number each name
1- 150
automatically in a label mail merge. I go to Insert, Field,
click on
numbering, then listnum, then number each label, 1-20, on the
mail merge page, then update labels. After I merge, I get each
page of labels numbered 1 - 20. Is there a way to have my
labels of names numbered 1 thru 150 without having to manually
number them myself after the merge? Thank you for any help you
can give me.