I have a data file used for merging in Word 2003 test data.mdb. What's the
easiest way to get it in a columnar format in a Word document?

Use a Directory type mailmerge main document in which you have the
mergefields in the cells of a one row table. When you execute that merge to
a new document it will contain a row of data for each record in the data
source.

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"mj" wrote in message
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I have a data file used for merging in Word 2003 test data.mdb. What's the
easiest way to get it in a columnar format in a Word document?

Is there any way to just view the data file? It opens in Excel but I can
just open the data file in Word 2003.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Use a Directory type mailmerge main document in which you have the
mergefields in the cells of a one row table. When you execute that merge to
a new document it will contain a row of data for each record in the data
source.

--
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

"mj" wrote in message
...
I have a data file used for merging in Word 2003 test data.mdb. What's the
easiest way to get it in a columnar format in a Word document?

From the View menu, select Toolbars and then check the Mail Merge toolbar.
The third button from the left hand end of that toolbar will let you view
the datasource.

--
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

"mj" wrote in message
...
Is there any way to just view the data file? It opens in Excel but I can
just open the data file in Word 2003.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Use a Directory type mailmerge main document in which you have the
mergefields in the cells of a one row table. When you execute that merge
to
a new document it will contain a row of data for each record in the data
source.

--
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

"mj" wrote in message
...
I have a data file used for merging in Word 2003 test data.mdb. What's
the
easiest way to get it in a columnar format in a Word document?

Thanks for the reply...I should of clarified...I need to print this list, as
well. I wanted to do this in Word but since the data merge file is an
Access file...I can't find a way for Word to let me view it and print it from
Word without setting of a main document, etc. or I found a Merge Helper
button and the data is eventually put into a table.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

From the View menu, select Toolbars and then check the Mail Merge toolbar.
The third button from the left hand end of that toolbar will let you view
the datasource.

--
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

"mj" wrote in message
...
Is there any way to just view the data file? It opens in Excel but I can
just open the data file in Word 2003.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Use a Directory type mailmerge main document in which you have the
mergefields in the cells of a one row table. When you execute that merge
to
a new document it will contain a row of data for each record in the data
source.

--
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

"mj" wrote in message
...
I have a data file used for merging in Word 2003 test data.mdb. What's
the
easiest way to get it in a columnar format in a Word document?