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I can't edit mail merge recipients - edit is "greyed out"
I usually add additional recipients by opening the word document (a letter),
selecting mail merge recipients, then edit, then add. However, after I opened the mail merge database file and made changes there, I can't do the above anymore - the edit button is unavailable ("greyed out") |
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Did you open the mail merge database file in Access? If so, the problem is
that /Word/ only lets you edit Access database files that it thinks are "Office Address Lists" (OALs). When Word creates them, these have a particular database structure, with one table with a specific name, and one query with a specific name. If you add more tables or queries or change the database structure in other ways, Word will no longer treat the .mdb as an OAL and will not allow you to edit it. Unfortunately, a. if you edit the database directly in Access, Access may change the structure even though you may be unaware of it - especially if you do anything like create a report or an editing form. b. I don't know how to turn that database back into something that Word recognises as an OAL. All I can suggest is that if you did do anything in Access that obviously created a new structure such as a report, a form, a new table or query, you delete those in Access and see if that does the trick. Peter Jamieson "Janelle" wrote in message ... I usually add additional recipients by opening the word document (a letter), selecting mail merge recipients, then edit, then add. However, after I opened the mail merge database file and made changes there, I can't do the above anymore - the edit button is unavailable ("greyed out") |
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