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Using mail merge with multiple certificates on 1 MS Word page
I am trying to use the mail merge function of MS Word to create gift
certificates. I have unique information like the employee name, department, amount etc. that has to be printed on each certificate, so I set up a template/document, and then a data file with the unique information. The merge works well when I only have one certificate per page, but I want to print 3 or 4 certificates per page. When I tried to add multiple certificates on the same page (by copying the first certificate), I got 3 certificates with the same information. Is there a way to increment the merge field, so that the data displayed will be from the next record? Any other suggestions on how to make this work? thanks, tim |
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Using mail merge with multiple certificates on 1 MS Word page
In your mail merge main document, insert a { NEXT } field (it's the same as
a Next Record field) before each copy of your certificate layout, /except/ the very first one. { NEXT } makes Word move to the next record in the data source. For example, if your page has certificate 1 various certificate text and fields certificate 2 various certificate text and fields certificate 3 various certificate text and fields you need certificate 1 various certificate text and fields Next record certificate 2 various certificate text and fields Next record certificate 3 various certificate text and fields You can insert a Next record field in various ways, but if you cannot find the relevant option in a task pane or toolbar, you can do it as follows: a. use ctrl-F9 to insert a pair of the special field braces that look like this: { } b. type NEXT between the {} to give you { NEXT } Peter Jamieson "tim" tim @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I am trying to use the mail merge function of MS Word to create gift certificates. I have unique information like the employee name, department, amount etc. that has to be printed on each certificate, so I set up a template/document, and then a data file with the unique information. The merge works well when I only have one certificate per page, but I want to print 3 or 4 certificates per page. When I tried to add multiple certificates on the same page (by copying the first certificate), I got 3 certificates with the same information. Is there a way to increment the merge field, so that the data displayed will be from the next record? Any other suggestions on how to make this work? thanks, tim |
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Using mail merge with multiple certificates on 1 MS Word page
I had gotten close by adding next record in front of the merge fields in
the document, but it kept skipping records as I went from field to field. Now I understand why. It was going to the next record, everytime it saw next record. I tried your solution and it seems to work. Thank you very much! "Peter Jamieson" wrote: In your mail merge main document, insert a { NEXT } field (it's the same as a Next Record field) before each copy of your certificate layout, /except/ the very first one. { NEXT } makes Word move to the next record in the data source. For example, if your page has certificate 1 various certificate text and fields certificate 2 various certificate text and fields certificate 3 various certificate text and fields you need certificate 1 various certificate text and fields Next record certificate 2 various certificate text and fields Next record certificate 3 various certificate text and fields You can insert a Next record field in various ways, but if you cannot find the relevant option in a task pane or toolbar, you can do it as follows: a. use ctrl-F9 to insert a pair of the special field braces that look like this: { } b. type NEXT between the {} to give you { NEXT } Peter Jamieson "tim" tim @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I am trying to use the mail merge function of MS Word to create gift certificates. I have unique information like the employee name, department, amount etc. that has to be printed on each certificate, so I set up a template/document, and then a data file with the unique information. The merge works well when I only have one certificate per page, but I want to print 3 or 4 certificates per page. When I tried to add multiple certificates on the same page (by copying the first certificate), I got 3 certificates with the same information. Is there a way to increment the merge field, so that the data displayed will be from the next record? Any other suggestions on how to make this work? thanks, tim |
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