I am creating a page of merge fields which has 4 individual recipe fields on
it.
Since I need to switch back and forth from 1 column to 2 columns for
formatting purposes, I had to use two text boxes for columns. When I insert
the "next record" merge field anywhere on the page, though, my text boxes
merge empty. Any suggestions? THANKS! Heather Moody
)

I would suggest that you don't use textboxes (I personally hate them), but
use tables instead. Though it's only set up for one per page, you can see
how I set mine up he http://www.officearticles.com/downloads/
(recipes.zip)
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Hand Prints" Hand wrote in message
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I am creating a page of merge fields which has 4 individual recipe fields
on
it.
Since I need to switch back and forth from 1 column to 2 columns for
formatting purposes, I had to use two text boxes for columns. When I
insert
the "next record" merge field anywhere on the page, though, my text boxes
merge empty. Any suggestions? THANKS! Heather Moody
)

Text boxes are in the graphics layer of the document so the merge doesn't
see the fields they contain. Use tables.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Hand Prints wrote:
I am creating a page of merge fields which has 4 individual recipe
fields on it.
Since I need to switch back and forth from 1 column to 2 columns for
formatting purposes, I had to use two text boxes for columns. When I
insert the "next record" merge field anywhere on the page, though, my
text boxes merge empty. Any suggestions? THANKS! Heather Moody
)