[JohnD]

I am creating new documents from a template using Outlook 2007 as my contacts
database and with the creatdate option so that when I save the document it
saves it with the date the new document was created. The problem is every
time I open the saved document to edit it it is still associated with the
Outlook contacts database. Is there a simple way of disasociating the
database from the saved document so that I dont have to go through the mail
merge process everytime it is opened for editing. I am using word 2007 and
outlook 2007.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

After opening the template, from the Mailings tab in Word, click on the
Start Mail Merge pulldown and select the Normal Word Document item. Then
save the template.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"JohnD" wrote in message
...
I am creating new documents from a template using Outlook 2007 as my
contacts
database and with the creatdate option so that when I save the document it
saves it with the date the new document was created. The problem is every
time I open the saved document to edit it it is still associated with the
Outlook contacts database. Is there a simple way of disasociating the
database from the saved document so that I dont have to go through the
mail
merge process everytime it is opened for editing. I am using word 2007 and
outlook 2007.

[JohnD]

Not realy

I think you have misunderstood Doug. After I have completed the merge and
have saved the newly created document under a different name and then open
the newly saved document it wants to merge again every time I open it.

Regards: John

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

After opening the template, from the Mailings tab in Word, click on the
Start Mail Merge pulldown and select the Normal Word Document item. Then
save the template.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"JohnD" wrote in message
...
I am creating new documents from a template using Outlook 2007 as my
contacts
database and with the creatdate option so that when I save the document it
saves it with the date the new document was created. The problem is every
time I open the saved document to edit it it is still associated with the
Outlook contacts database. Is there a simple way of disasociating the
database from the saved document so that I dont have to go through the
mail
merge process everytime it is opened for editing. I am using word 2007 and
outlook 2007.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Are you actually executing the merge to a new document or just saving a
preview of the results? It sounds like you may not be, or that the document
that you are opening is the mail merge main document, in which case, that is
what should happen.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"JohnD" wrote in message
...
Not realy

I think you have misunderstood Doug. After I have completed the merge and
have saved the newly created document under a different name and then open
the newly saved document it wants to merge again every time I open it.

Regards: John

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

After opening the template, from the Mailings tab in Word, click on the
Start Mail Merge pulldown and select the Normal Word Document item. Then
save the template.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"JohnD" wrote in message
...
I am creating new documents from a template using Outlook 2007 as my
contacts
database and with the creatdate option so that when I save the document
it
saves it with the date the new document was created. The problem is
every
time I open the saved document to edit it it is still associated with
the
Outlook contacts database. Is there a simple way of disasociating the
database from the saved document so that I dont have to go through the
mail
merge process everytime it is opened for editing. I am using word 2007
and
outlook 2007.