Assuming that the color is created by conditional formatting in Excel, you
can't carry that over into Word. You *may* (using IF) fields be able to
replicate this in Word, but if you have more than two colors (black and a
color), you'll need nested IF fields.

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"Cyrus" wrote in message
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Suzanne
Aha! I've found that if I remove the paragraph mark before the table then
the table prints fine. Thanks for sticking w me on this.
Now I have another problem: I have some colored text in my excel source
file, but when I merge into the table the text is black. How do I keep the
colored text?

"Cyrus" wrote:

Suzane
I've found out how to reveal format marks. (Tools etc). I see a
paragraph
mark between the rows of my final document. If I delete them the doc
prints
fine. But how do I prevent them in the first place. On the
one-row-table-to-be-merged-into I also see the paragraph mark on the
line
below the one-row table, but I can't delete it.

"Cyrus" wrote:

Suzanne:
I see an empty row (nothing). Table/show gridlines shows nothing.
Ctl+* does
nothing. I see no paragraph mark. -- Yes, I'm trying to create
catalog/directory merge. I want a table with my data inside (but with
no
blank lines between entries.)
-- When I create the one row table should I be careful I not to put a
hard
return in last before saving?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Table | Show Gridlines. If it's an empty row, you'll see an empty
row.
Ctrl+* to display nonprinting characters. If it's an empty
paragraph, you'll
see a paragraph mark.

I assume you're creating a catalog/directory-type merge. When you do
this,
you need to include just *one* table row followed by the default
empty
paragraph. If you have an extra paragraph or table row, this will be
replicated for every record.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Cyrus" wrote in message
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Suzanne: Thanks for getting back to me.
It looks like a blank line below the one-line tables. It could be
a blank
row or a blank paragraph. I could email you what I see if you
like.
Cyrus

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Is this a blank row or an empty paragraph?

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Cyrus" wrote in message
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When I try to merge from an excel file to create a table of
several
rows,
I
created a table of one row with merge data inside. When I look
at
completed
doc I find a blank space between all entries. How do I merge
into a
table
without the blanks space between rows? Is the cursor position
significant?
I've tried saving w the cursor in every position possible.