[rutica]

Thanks for writing.

The Mail Merge toolbar buttons are kind of hard to see and not very obvious.

Through trial and error and reading other internet posts, this is what I have for my button 1 (Open Data Source):

Private Sub cmdSelectDataSource_Click()
'select data source-step 1
Dim DataDoc As String
Dim MergeDoc As Document

Set fDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
With fDialog
.Title = "Select data source and click OK"
.InitialFileName = "Rpt- Governance Reporting Projects.xls"
.AllowMultiSelect = False
.InitialView = msoFileDialogViewList
.Filters.Clear
.Filters.Add "Excel", "*.xl*", 1
If .Show -1 Then
MsgBox "Cancelled By User", , Title
Exit Sub
End If
DataDoc = fDialog.SelectedItems.Item(1)
End With
ActiveDocument.MailMerge.OpenDataSource Name:=DataDoc, ConfirmConversions:=False, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, Connection:="Entire Spreadsheet", SubType:=wdMergeSubTypeWord2000
End Sub

This is what I have for button 3 (Merge New Document)
Private Sub cmdMergeDocument_Click()
'merge document-step 3
With ActiveDocument.MailMerge
.Destination = wdSendToNewDocument
.SuppressBlankLines = True
Me.cmdSelectDataSource.Enabled = False
Me.cmdMergeDocument.Enabled = False
With .DataSource
.FirstRecord = wdDefaultFirstRecord
.LastRecord = wdDefaultLastRecord
End With
.Execute Pause:=False
End With
Me.cmdSelectDataSource.Enabled = True
Me.cmdMergeDocument.Enabled = True
End Sub

I don't know how to hide the command buttons, but I disabled them.

So I still need help with creating a button to open the Choose Recipients dialog box. Also,I still need help with protecting the form.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Why not just display the mailmerge toolbar. It contains those three buttons
among others.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"rutica" wrote in message
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Hi,
I have a 2003 Word document that contains Mail Merge fields from an
Excel document.

I am trying to make 2 buttons in Word.
-A button that opens the "Open Data Source" dialog box. (I will let the
users browse to where they save the Excel file).
-A button that opens the "Mail Merge Recipients" dialog box. (I will
let the user choose the recipients).

I was able to run a macro to get the code for the third button I need:
a button that launchs the "Merge to New Document".

Is it also possible to delete those 3 buttons once the New document is
created? The New document doesn't need the buttons, only the main mail
merge document.

Also, I was trying to protect my mail merge document, but when I go to
Tools, Protect Document, everything is grayed out.

Help!

Thanks,




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rutica