[Golfit]

I have a main document that contains a number list. After I bring in the data
source and finishing the merge I save the document as a .docx. What I'm
finding is if I need to reopen the saved file Word automatically numbers the
entire file. Example: on the initial merge my document has a number list of
1-9. I merge, print and save the document. Next time I come in I don't have
individual pages numbered 1-9, but individual pages where the numbering value
starts at 1 and keeps going.

[Graham Mayor]

This appears to be another of the anomalies between the file formats of Word
2007 and earlier versions. If you save the merged document as Word 97-2003
format, this problem shouldn't arise. An alternative is to merge to
individual files - http://www.gmayor.com/individual_merge_letters.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Golfit wrote:
I have a main document that contains a number list. After I bring in
the data source and finishing the merge I save the document as a
.docx. What I'm finding is if I need to reopen the saved file Word
automatically numbers the entire file. Example: on the initial merge
my document has a number list of 1-9. I merge, print and save the
document. Next time I come in I don't have individual pages numbered
1-9, but individual pages where the numbering value starts at 1 and
keeps going.

[Golfit]

Thank you! Of course it wasn't the answer I wanted to hear (seems silly they
would have programmed it this way), but at least I can stop searching.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

This appears to be another of the anomalies between the file formats of Word
2007 and earlier versions. If you save the merged document as Word 97-2003
format, this problem shouldn't arise. An alternative is to merge to
individual files - http://www.gmayor.com/individual_merge_letters.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Golfit wrote:
I have a main document that contains a number list. After I bring in
the data source and finishing the merge I save the document as a
.docx. What I'm finding is if I need to reopen the saved file Word
automatically numbers the entire file. Example: on the initial merge
my document has a number list of 1-9. I merge, print and save the
document. Next time I come in I don't have individual pages numbered
1-9, but individual pages where the numbering value starts at 1 and
keeps going.