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Default When I open the data source for a mail merge Word freezes..HELP

I am trying to do a mail merge. When I go to open the data source, which is
an Excel spreadsheet, Word freezes. At the bottom it says it is intializing
DDE...but there must be some problem with the two programs communicating.

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What version of Word/Excel?

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I am trying to do a mail merge. When I go to open the data source, which is
an Excel spreadsheet, Word freezes. At the bottom it says it is
intializing
DDE...but there must be some problem with the two programs communicating.



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It's Office 2000

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

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I am trying to do a mail merge. When I go to open the data source, which is
an Excel spreadsheet, Word freezes. At the bottom it says it is
intializing
DDE...but there must be some problem with the two programs communicating.




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Never mind, I got it to work. Thanks!

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

What version of Word/Excel?

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Hope this helps.

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I am trying to do a mail merge. When I go to open the data source, which is
an Excel spreadsheet, Word freezes. At the bottom it says it is
intializing
DDE...but there must be some problem with the two programs communicating.




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