I found a very simple answer on the web last night. I tested it and it works
perfectly. Thanks to everyone!

http://www.hillsdale.edu/its/tips/mmspace.asp

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

There is no 'middle_initial' field normally associated with merges from
Outlook - see http://www.gmayor.com/mailmerge_from_outlook.htm

However the correct syntax would be

{Mergefield First_Name}{IF {Mergefield Middle_Initial} ""
"space{Mergefield Middle_Initial}"}space{Mergefield Last_Name}

Replace space with real spaces


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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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Trudy wrote:
We are having a problem with an Outlook address/Word Mail Merge
problem. In the addresses that the recipient has a middle initial,
the merge works fine. When there is no middle initial, two spaces are
being inserted between the first and last names instead of one.

Could someone tell me what is wrong with the below? The middle
initial is a separate field.

The first condition is:
{ IF { MERGEFIELD Middle_Initial } = " " { MERGEFIELD First_Name }" "
{ MERGEFIELD Last_Name }"

The second condition is:
" { MERGEFIELD First_Name }" " { MERGEFIELD Middle_Initial" "{
MERGEFIELD Last_Name }"