The only way to do this with mailmerge would be to execute the merge twice
with two specially set up main documents. In the first document, delete the
merge fields from the 5th through 8th labels and in the second, delete them
form the 1st through 4th labels and the Next field from in front of the
first mailmerge field in the 5th label.

After executing the first merge, you will need to re-load the sheets into
the printer in the correct order for the second.
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"KristoferMc" wrote in message
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Hello,

I need to find a way of asking word to go back 4 record in a set of
lables.
For example on an 8 per page label setup, i would like the records 1-4 to
appear on the first four labels and then 1-4 duplicate from labels 4-8.
What
i am effectively looking for is a statement which is the opposite of {next
record}.

thanks in advance for all your assistance.

kristofer