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Mail Merge: Saving Changes to 'Mail Recipients List'
After using Wordpro for many years I am just trying Word 2003 Mail Merge for
the first time by creating a new address list via the Mail Merge task pane. I've had to change the column headings, and the column order and this is all Ok via the 'Edit' the 'Customise' screens. But, on returning to the actual 'Mail Merge Recipients' screen ...although the headings are correct, they do not appear in the correct order. They can be moved individually but the changes are lost as soon as the screen is closed. Is there any way of saving changes made at the 'edit' or 'customise' stages? Any help would be appreciated. Gt |
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Mail Merge: Saving Changes to 'Mail Recipients List'
I'm not sure what determines the order in the Mail Merge Recipients screen,
but it seems pretty random. I create all my merges manually, and I notice that, although my mail merge data source is an Excel file, the MMR screen does not replicate the order of the fields in Excel. Except for convenience in viewing them, this doesn't really make any difference. Note, BTW, that you can maximize the dialog by double-clicking on the title bar; this will permit you to see more of the fields and records. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Gt" wrote in message ... After using Wordpro for many years I am just trying Word 2003 Mail Merge for the first time by creating a new address list via the Mail Merge task pane. I've had to change the column headings, and the column order and this is all Ok via the 'Edit' the 'Customise' screens. But, on returning to the actual 'Mail Merge Recipients' screen ...although the headings are correct, they do not appear in the correct order. They can be moved individually but the changes are lost as soon as the screen is closed. Is there any way of saving changes made at the 'edit' or 'customise' stages? Any help would be appreciated. Gt |
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Mail Merge: Saving Changes to 'Mail Recipients List'
Many thanks for that Suzanne. That will save me loads of time searching for
an answer that isn't there! Thanks too for the tip about double clicking the title bar.Much appreciated GT -- |
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Mail Merge: Saving Changes to 'Mail Recipients List'
I confess I'd only recently noticed this, and it puzzled me, too, but it's
one those sort of shrug experiences where you figure that if the merge is working the way you want it to, you're better off not messing with it! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Gt" wrote in message ... Many thanks for that Suzanne. That will save me loads of time searching for an answer that isn't there! Thanks too for the tip about double clicking the title bar.Much appreciated GT -- |
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