You will need to do the merge before saving the certificate as a .pdf. Use
a formletter type mail merge. If you want to create individual .pdf files,
see the "Individual Merge Letters" item on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website
at:
http://www.gmayor.com/individual_merge_letters.htm
If you are using Word XP or later, the "Add-in to Merge Letters to Separate
Files" that I have written and that can be downloaded from that site will
allow you to create each letter as a separate file with a filename taken
from a field in the data source with a minimum of fuss and it can also
create a .pdf file of each.
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Hope this helps.
Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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I need to create a gift certificate, save it as a PDF and merge names from
a
list into the certificate.