I frequently use mail merge to produce certificates of completion for online
courses and every single time I do one I have to alter the default fields to
the ones I always use. Isn't there a way to alter the defaults to match what
I always change them to, rather than go through this process every time???

Default fields?
If you have your data file connected to your merge file, you can use the
toolbar to pick your fields and insert them.
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"PiscesGem" wrote in message
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I frequently use mail merge to produce certificates of completion for
online
courses and every single time I do one I have to alter the default fields
to
the ones I always use. Isn't there a way to alter the defaults to match
what
I always change them to, rather than go through this process every time???

What steps do you use when you start creating a new certificate? Are you
always working with the same data source (or with data sources that always
have the same fields and field names)?

Peter Jamieson

"PiscesGem" wrote in message
...
I frequently use mail merge to produce certificates of completion for
online
courses and every single time I do one I have to alter the default fields
to
the ones I always use. Isn't there a way to alter the defaults to match
what
I always change them to, rather than go through this process every time???