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How to merge dates into labels
I have set up an excel data file with dates only. Each cell is formatted to
show, one date. The cells are formatted to show the dates in consecutive order. The dates are fromatted and appear as follows: Monday, January 2, 2006 Tuesday, January 3, 2006 etc. However, when I use the Word 2003 mail merge, and say to print labels, the dates are showing only as 01/02/06 01/03/06 etc. How do I correct this? What am I doing wrong? Thank you for any help. It is greatly appreciated. And Merry Christmas !!! -- katwhit |
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How to merge dates into labels
You are not doing anything wrong. Word ignores the Excel formatting. You'll
have to add the formatting in Word - see http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm Select the field in the first label right click and toggle to show {Mergefield datefieldname} add the switch \@ "dddd, MMMM d, yyyy" {Mergefield datefieldname \@ "dddd, MMMM d, yyyy"} F9 to update then if necessary toggle back again. Then propagate the labels to carry the changes to the other labels http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org katwhit wrote: I have set up an excel data file with dates only. Each cell is formatted to show, one date. The cells are formatted to show the dates in consecutive order. The dates are fromatted and appear as follows: Monday, January 2, 2006 Tuesday, January 3, 2006 etc. However, when I use the Word 2003 mail merge, and say to print labels, the dates are showing only as 01/02/06 01/03/06 etc. How do I correct this? What am I doing wrong? Thank you for any help. It is greatly appreciated. And Merry Christmas !!! |
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