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Cindy M -WordMVP-
 
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Default New fields do not show in a merged letter when using Address B

Hi ?B?YW5nZWxhb2FrMjQ=?=,

I have created a field called Job Title in the data base. Data has been
entered and under match fields I have matched the field Job Title to the
entry Job Title that appears in the drop down list.

In the Address Block the Company field is written _COMPANY_, and if I use
this method to enter JOb_TITLE, the field name shows, when I complete the
merge. The address lines shows as _STREET1_ and when I use this method
nothing shows in the address.

I can't get it to work in Word 2003. It's possible, since MS extended the
formatting functionality to be more "country-aware", that the field simply
will recognize no other fields anymore than those pre-determined for a country
:-(

Is there a special reason you'd like to use the AddressBlock, rather than
inserting the merge fields individually (besides the addtional steps
involved)?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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