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Return the Mail Merge process to what it was BEFORE Word 2003
A while back, our office was upgraded to Microsoft Office 2003. After having
used it for a length of time now, I really only have one complaint. The Mail Merge process in Word 2003 is by far the WORST process I have ever had to use. Whether you are merging letters, labels, envelopes or otherwise, it is a very inefficient, inconvenient process to work with. I'm sure at the time, Microsoft felt they must be improving the Merge process by making the changes they did; however, in no way did it make my job easier. While I can use the Mail Merge process, it is very frustrating and if I had another option, I would use it instead. Im sure Microsoft has no intention of going back to the way it was before Microsoft Office 2003 so I won't get into specifics about what is wrong with the 2003 version. I really don't have time to get into detail about it anyway as I have already wasted enough time using the Mail Merge today and also writing this e-mail to voice my frustration. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...merge.fi elds |
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Return the Mail Merge process to what it was BEFORE Word 2003
The simplest option is to select Toolbars from the View menu and check the
Mailmerge toolbar item and use that. Alternatively, from the Tools menu, select Customize and then on the Customize dialog, select the Commands tab and then the All commands category and scroll down through the list of commands until you locate the Mailmerge Helper item and click and drag it onto a toolbar (I would suggest the Mailmerge toolbar). That will give you back the original mailmerge interface. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Susan" wrote in message ... A while back, our office was upgraded to Microsoft Office 2003. After having used it for a length of time now, I really only have one complaint. The Mail Merge process in Word 2003 is by far the WORST process I have ever had to use. Whether you are merging letters, labels, envelopes or otherwise, it is a very inefficient, inconvenient process to work with. I'm sure at the time, Microsoft felt they must be improving the Merge process by making the changes they did; however, in no way did it make my job easier. While I can use the Mail Merge process, it is very frustrating and if I had another option, I would use it instead. I'm sure Microsoft has no intention of going back to the way it was before Microsoft Office 2003 so I won't get into specifics about what is wrong with the 2003 version. I really don't have time to get into detail about it anyway as I have already wasted enough time using the Mail Merge today and also writing this e-mail to voice my frustration. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...merge.fi elds |
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