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Hello,
I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail merge main document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed as becasue the document does not contain mail merge fields" I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and also created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field "email" in the first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second (right) cell of the table. Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming you want all records to be merged. Thanks, Abhishek. |
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If you are getting that message, then what you think are mail merge
fields are probably not mail merge fields! Try entering them like this: a. Delete whatever is in cell 1 of your table. b. Put the insertion point in cell 1. c. press ctrl-F9 to enter a pair of the special field code braces {} (you cannot just type these on the keyboard) d. put the insertion point between the {} e. type MERGEFIELD email so you end up with { MERGEFIELD email } f. do the same in cell 2 except use the name "file" instead of "email" Then try the directory merge again. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Abhishek Dadu wrote: Hello, I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail merge main document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed as becasue the document does not contain mail merge fields" I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and also created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field "email" in the first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second (right) cell of the table. Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming you want all records to be merged. Thanks, Abhishek. |
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Or insert the fields from the mailings ribbon Insert Mergefield
See http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Peter Jamieson wrote: If you are getting that message, then what you think are mail merge fields are probably not mail merge fields! Try entering them like this: a. Delete whatever is in cell 1 of your table. b. Put the insertion point in cell 1. c. press ctrl-F9 to enter a pair of the special field code braces {} (you cannot just type these on the keyboard) d. put the insertion point between the {} e. type MERGEFIELD email so you end up with { MERGEFIELD email } f. do the same in cell 2 except use the name "file" instead of "email" Then try the directory merge again. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Abhishek Dadu wrote: Hello, I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail merge main document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed as becasue the document does not contain mail merge fields" I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and also created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field "email" in the first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second (right) cell of the table. Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming you want all records to be merged. Thanks, Abhishek. |
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Dear Peter,
Wishes for a Happy New Year 2009. Thanks, your help did solve me problem. Best Regards, Abhishek. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: If you are getting that message, then what you think are mail merge fields are probably not mail merge fields! Try entering them like this: a. Delete whatever is in cell 1 of your table. b. Put the insertion point in cell 1. c. press ctrl-F9 to enter a pair of the special field code braces {} (you cannot just type these on the keyboard) d. put the insertion point between the {} e. type MERGEFIELD email so you end up with { MERGEFIELD email } f. do the same in cell 2 except use the name "file" instead of "email" Then try the directory merge again. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Abhishek Dadu wrote: Hello, I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail merge main document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed as becasue the document does not contain mail merge fields" I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and also created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field "email" in the first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second (right) cell of the table. Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming you want all records to be merged. Thanks, Abhishek. |
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