Harry,
This also works for me:
{ Mergefield First_Name }{ Mergefield Middle_Name \b " " } { Mergefield
Last_Name }

Using the "before" (\b) switch. And using the spacing that Graham has stated
already.

For prefixes such as Mr., Mrs., Ms., I have a column named "Prefix". The line is
set up lile this:

{ Mergefield Prefix \f " " }{ Mergefield First_Name}{Middle_Name \b " " } {
Mergefield Last_Name }

Using the "after" (\f) switch. Also using the spacing that Graham has stated
already.

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{Mergefield First_Name}{IF {Mergefield Initial} "" " {Mergefield
Initial}"} {Mergefield Last_Name}

Note the space at
" {Mergefield Initial}"}
and before
{Mergefield Last_Name}
No space after
{Mergefield First_Name}
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Harry Weeds wrote:
How do you keep Word from putting an extra space between fields that
are on the same line when there is a field that may be blank for some
records - a middle initial field, for example. Some records will
have middle initials resulting in correct spacing between the various
fields, but when the middle initial field is empty the spacing
between the first and last name will be wrong. Thank you for your
help.