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Hi there,
I created mailing labels from records in word, and now want to use them again.The problem is, the recipient list is greyed out and I can't access the data source either. All I want to be able to do is go backwards in word doc and edit the recipient list, but the document is behaving as though it wants to start a new list altogether. I really hope I didn't lose those records -- how do I access them? -- Thanks for your help |
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When you set up a mail merge, you have a "Mail Merge Main Document" that is
connected to a "Data Source". In this case it sounds as if you created the data source from within Word. If you are using Word 2002 or later, this file will be in "Office Address List" format in a file with a .mdb extension. When you perform the merge with a document as the destination, Word creates a new document that is /not/ connected to the data source, but the Mail Merge Main Doument should be left open, connected to the data source, until you close it. It is possible that if you did not understand that, you deleted the Mail Merge Main Document or closed it without saving its layout and data source. If so, your best bet is probably to create a new mail merge main document, then attach it to the existing data source (the chances are that the .mdb file will be in your Data Sources or My Documents folder - if not, use Windows Explorer to search for .mdb files last modified today). Then make sure you save the main document before closing it. Peter Jamieson "Louis" wrote in message ... Hi there, I created mailing labels from records in word, and now want to use them again.The problem is, the recipient list is greyed out and I can't access the data source either. All I want to be able to do is go backwards in word doc and edit the recipient list, but the document is behaving as though it wants to start a new list altogether. I really hope I didn't lose those records -- how do I access them? -- Thanks for your help |
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http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Louis wrote: Hi there, I created mailing labels from records in word, and now want to use them again.The problem is, the recipient list is greyed out and I can't access the data source either. All I want to be able to do is go backwards in word doc and edit the recipient list, but the document is behaving as though it wants to start a new list altogether. I really hope I didn't lose those records -- how do I access them? |
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