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How do I set mail merge field to not appear if blank?
The reason I ask is in Word 2000 it automatically brings the data up when the
field is blank. I am sure there must be a way of setting this in Word 2003 but I cannot find it anywhere. I don't want to have to put in IF ASK etc everytime I merge? Thanks! Amber |
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Hi, Amber. This occurs when we use the "address block". Don't use it.
Instead, use the individual fields. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/i...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The reason I ask is in Word 2000 it automatically brings the data up when the field is blank. I am sure there must be a way of setting this in Word 2003 but I cannot find it anywhere. I don't want to have to put in IF ASK etc everytime I merge? Thanks! Amber |
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Thank you! I will give it a try...
"Anne Troy" wrote: Hi, Amber. This occurs when we use the "address block". Don't use it. Instead, use the individual fields. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/i...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The reason I ask is in Word 2000 it automatically brings the data up when the field is blank. I am sure there must be a way of setting this in Word 2003 but I cannot find it anywhere. I don't want to have to put in IF ASK etc everytime I merge? Thanks! Amber |
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The person I am helping isn't actually using the address block. They are
inserting each field separately and then pressing the merge button to see what it looks like before merging to a file. I checked the Hidden text button and it isn't checked. Any other ideas? Thanks! "Visionary Soup" wrote: Thank you! I will give it a try... "Anne Troy" wrote: Hi, Amber. This occurs when we use the "address block". Don't use it. Instead, use the individual fields. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/i...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The reason I ask is in Word 2000 it automatically brings the data up when the field is blank. I am sure there must be a way of setting this in Word 2003 but I cannot find it anywhere. I don't want to have to put in IF ASK etc everytime I merge? Thanks! Amber |
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From the Tools menu, select Customise and then go to the Commands tab and
select the All Commands category and then scroll down through the list of commands until you find the Mail Merge Helper item. Left click on it and drag it onto a toolbar. Then you will be able to mailmerge as you did in Word 2000 -- 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 "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The person I am helping isn't actually using the address block. They are inserting each field separately and then pressing the merge button to see what it looks like before merging to a file. I checked the Hidden text button and it isn't checked. Any other ideas? Thanks! "Visionary Soup" wrote: Thank you! I will give it a try... "Anne Troy" wrote: Hi, Amber. This occurs when we use the "address block". Don't use it. Instead, use the individual fields. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/i...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The reason I ask is in Word 2000 it automatically brings the data up when the field is blank. I am sure there must be a way of setting this in Word 2003 but I cannot find it anywhere. I don't want to have to put in IF ASK etc everytime I merge? Thanks! Amber |
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Thanks very much Doug, I will do that right now!
"Doug Robbins" wrote: From the Tools menu, select Customise and then go to the Commands tab and select the All Commands category and then scroll down through the list of commands until you find the Mail Merge Helper item. Left click on it and drag it onto a toolbar. Then you will be able to mailmerge as you did in Word 2000 -- 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 "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The person I am helping isn't actually using the address block. They are inserting each field separately and then pressing the merge button to see what it looks like before merging to a file. I checked the Hidden text button and it isn't checked. Any other ideas? Thanks! "Visionary Soup" wrote: Thank you! I will give it a try... "Anne Troy" wrote: Hi, Amber. This occurs when we use the "address block". Don't use it. Instead, use the individual fields. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/i...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The reason I ask is in Word 2000 it automatically brings the data up when the field is blank. I am sure there must be a way of setting this in Word 2003 but I cannot find it anywhere. I don't want to have to put in IF ASK etc everytime I merge? Thanks! Amber |
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How do I set mail merge field to not appear if blank?
This is a really useful tip and I have tried it and it works well. However,
all of a sudden it has disappeared from the toolbar and the Mailmerge Helper is no longer in the customise options. I am working on a network using SP2 - it may be that an upgrade has been done but I still can't work out why the option has disappeared and I can't redo it. "Doug Robbins" wrote: From the Tools menu, select Customise and then go to the Commands tab and select the All Commands category and then scroll down through the list of commands until you find the Mail Merge Helper item. Left click on it and drag it onto a toolbar. Then you will be able to mailmerge as you did in Word 2000 -- 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 "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The person I am helping isn't actually using the address block. They are inserting each field separately and then pressing the merge button to see what it looks like before merging to a file. I checked the Hidden text button and it isn't checked. Any other ideas? Thanks! "Visionary Soup" wrote: Thank you! I will give it a try... "Anne Troy" wrote: Hi, Amber. This occurs when we use the "address block". Don't use it. Instead, use the individual fields. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/i...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Visionary Soup" wrote in message ... The reason I ask is in Word 2000 it automatically brings the data up when the field is blank. I am sure there must be a way of setting this in Word 2003 but I cannot find it anywhere. I don't want to have to put in IF ASK etc everytime I merge? Thanks! Amber |
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