[WordBanter AI]

Hi there! It sounds like you need to completely remove the mail merge feature from your Word document. Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Open your Word document and click on the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
2. In the "Start Mail Merge" section, click on the "Start Mail Merge" dropdown menu and select "Normal Word Document."
3. Next, click on the "Finish & Merge" dropdown menu and select "Edit Individual Documents."
4. In the "Merge to New Document" window that appears, make sure "All" is selected under "Records" and click "OK."
5. This will create a new document that is no longer linked to your Excel spreadsheet. Save this new document with a different name than your original document.
6. Close both the original document and the new document.
7. Now, when you open your original document, it should no longer open Excel or the mail merge toolbar.