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I'm confused.
I have an already created Works database with addresses on. I want to mail merge this on to envelopes. I have gone through the procedure suggested by using Works templates etc and finally saved the document. Can't seem to find out what to do next. Presumably I go into Word, load the saved file then what. If I go into the Wizard it seems to want to do it all over again. If I do a preview it doesn't have the addresses from the database only the return address. I know I'm a bit thick but I seem to be in a loop. Help and advice would be appreciated. TIA B.W. |
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I have since found the reason for this not working. I now understand Works
database file is not compatible with Word. I have now saved it as a csv file. What do I do next in Word? Thanks B.W. "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message .. . I'm confused. I have an already created Works database with addresses on. I want to mail merge this on to envelopes. I have gone through the procedure suggested by using Works templates etc and finally saved the document. Can't seem to find out what to do next. Presumably I go into Word, load the saved file then what. If I go into the Wizard it seems to want to do it all over again. If I do a preview it doesn't have the addresses from the database only the return address. I know I'm a bit thick but I seem to be in a loop. Help and advice would be appreciated. TIA B.W. |
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You can open a .csv file with Excel. Use that file for your mail merge.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message ... I have since found the reason for this not working. I now understand Works database file is not compatible with Word. I have now saved it as a csv file. What do I do next in Word? Thanks B.W. "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message .. . I'm confused. I have an already created Works database with addresses on. I want to mail merge this on to envelopes. I have gone through the procedure suggested by using Works templates etc and finally saved the document. Can't seem to find out what to do next. Presumably I go into Word, load the saved file then what. If I go into the Wizard it seems to want to do it all over again. If I do a preview it doesn't have the addresses from the database only the return address. I know I'm a bit thick but I seem to be in a loop. Help and advice would be appreciated. TIA B.W. |
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Thank you but I don't have Excel, I would like to print these envelopes out
via Word so this is why I have saved it now in CSV format. In Word there seems to be a couple of different options I need to know which one to select now. B.W. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message news You can open a .csv file with Excel. Use that file for your mail merge. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message ... I have since found the reason for this not working. I now understand Works database file is not compatible with Word. I have now saved it as a csv file. What do I do next in Word? Thanks B.W. "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message .. . I'm confused. I have an already created Works database with addresses on. I want to mail merge this on to envelopes. I have gone through the procedure suggested by using Works templates etc and finally saved the document. Can't seem to find out what to do next. Presumably I go into Word, load the saved file then what. If I go into the Wizard it seems to want to do it all over again. If I do a preview it doesn't have the addresses from the database only the return address. I know I'm a bit thick but I seem to be in a loop. Help and advice would be appreciated. TIA B.W. |
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Word can use the CSV data source directly,
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm or you can open the CSV file (it's a plain text file) in Word and convert it to a table - see http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and use the table instead. Word tends to be happier with tabular data sources, but I wouldn't bother doing this if you have no problems using the CSV file directly. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org B.W. wrote: Thank you but I don't have Excel, I would like to print these envelopes out via Word so this is why I have saved it now in CSV format. In Word there seems to be a couple of different options I need to know which one to select now. B.W. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message news You can open a .csv file with Excel. Use that file for your mail merge. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message ... I have since found the reason for this not working. I now understand Works database file is not compatible with Word. I have now saved it as a csv file. What do I do next in Word? Thanks B.W. "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message .. . I'm confused. I have an already created Works database with addresses on. I want to mail merge this on to envelopes. I have gone through the procedure suggested by using Works templates etc and finally saved the document. Can't seem to find out what to do next. Presumably I go into Word, load the saved file then what. If I go into the Wizard it seems to want to do it all over again. If I do a preview it doesn't have the addresses from the database only the return address. I know I'm a bit thick but I seem to be in a loop. Help and advice would be appreciated. TIA B.W. |
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Thanks Graham
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Word can use the CSV data source directly, http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm or you can open the CSV file (it's a plain text file) in Word and convert it to a table - see http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm and use the table instead. Word tends to be happier with tabular data sources, but I wouldn't bother doing this if you have no problems using the CSV file directly. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org B.W. wrote: Thank you but I don't have Excel, I would like to print these envelopes out via Word so this is why I have saved it now in CSV format. In Word there seems to be a couple of different options I need to know which one to select now. B.W. "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message news You can open a .csv file with Excel. Use that file for your mail merge. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message ... I have since found the reason for this not working. I now understand Works database file is not compatible with Word. I have now saved it as a csv file. What do I do next in Word? Thanks B.W. "B.W." (del xxx) wrote in message .. . I'm confused. I have an already created Works database with addresses on. I want to mail merge this on to envelopes. I have gone through the procedure suggested by using Works templates etc and finally saved the document. Can't seem to find out what to do next. Presumably I go into Word, load the saved file then what. If I go into the Wizard it seems to want to do it all over again. If I do a preview it doesn't have the addresses from the database only the return address. I know I'm a bit thick but I seem to be in a loop. Help and advice would be appreciated. TIA B.W. |
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