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FULLNAME merge field: how do I get it to just show the first name, i.e. everything before the space and nothing after the space.
I have a mail merge template that only allows me to insert the
FULLNAME, but I want to be able to just pull the first name from that field. Is there a way to tell Word to delete everything after the space? So, the value that would normally be pulled into this field would be "John Doe." I just want it to pull "John." Let me know if there is anything I can do. Thanks, Sean |
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FULLNAME merge field: how do I get it to just show the first name, i.e. everything before the space and nothing after the space.
Hi Sean,
Word's mailmerge can't manipulate the data that way - you'll need to change the data source. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Sean Steele" wrote in message ups.com... I have a mail merge template that only allows me to insert the FULLNAME, but I want to be able to just pull the first name from that field. Is there a way to tell Word to delete everything after the space? So, the value that would normally be pulled into this field would be "John Doe." I just want it to pull "John." Let me know if there is anything I can do. Thanks, Sean |
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FULLNAME merge field: how do I get it to just show the first name, i.e. everything before the space and nothing after the space.
"+Bob+" wrote in message ... On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:17:36 +1000, "macropod" wrote: Or, more directly - this is what happens when people who don't know squat about designing data storage start storing data. No offense, but there's a reason people get degrees in subjects like this. Or maybe the OP just has a list of names, that was never intended to be used for mailmerges, and is trying to re-purpose it. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- |
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