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maximum number of columns in Word for Mail Merge
I have a document in which I cannot add additional fields because of an error
message which says I have reached the maximum number of columns for a Mail Merge. I didn't know there was a maximum, and I can't seem to find it in the Help screens. Can anyone tell me the maximum in Word, and whether I can exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source? |
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Depending on the version, the maximum number of columns for a Word table is
31 or 64, the latter with XP and 2003. With Excel or Access, it's 255 or 256. If that's not enough, you can use a comma delimited text file. -- Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP "EllenF" wrote in message news  I have a document in which I cannot add additional fields because of an error message which says I have reached the maximum number of columns for a Mail Merge. I didn't know there was a maximum, and I can't seem to find it in the Help screens. Can anyone tell me the maximum in Word, and whether I can exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source? |
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And is there any maximum number of columns
when using a comma delimited text file? "Doug Robbins" wrote: Depending on the version, the maximum number of columns for a Word table is 31 or 64, the latter with XP and 2003. With Excel or Access, it's 255 or 256. If that's not enough, you can use a comma delimited text file. -- Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP "EllenF" wrote in message news I have a document in which I cannot add additional fields because of an error message which says I have reached the maximum number of columns for a Mail Merge. I didn't know there was a maximum, and I can't seem to find it in the Help screens. Can anyone tell me the maximum in Word, and whether I can exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source? |
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Not for a masochist. How many do you need?
-- Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP "scw-tzg" susan 1DOT wolitz AT trizetto 1DOT com wrote in message ... And is there any maximum number of columns when using a comma delimited text file? "Doug Robbins" wrote: Depending on the version, the maximum number of columns for a Word table is 31 or 64, the latter with XP and 2003. With Excel or Access, it's 255 or 256. If that's not enough, you can use a comma delimited text file. -- Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP "EllenF" wrote in message news I have a document in which I cannot add additional fields because of an error message which says I have reached the maximum number of columns for a Merge. I didn't know there was a maximum, and I can't seem to find it in the Help screens. Can anyone tell me the maximum in Word, and whether I can exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source? |
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