New isn't always better, I like the old mail merge format it was much more
straight forward and I got exactly what I wanted. The 2003 way assumes things
I don't want and I do more fiddling and fussying around. Give me the option
of using the old way!!!!!

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You do have the option of using the old way! But it is a bit hidden.

Select Tools Customize Commands (tab)
Select "All Commands" under Categories (on the left)
Scroll down the list on the right to find "MAilMergeHelper"
Click and drag it to a toolbar.
Close the Dialog.

Click on your new button to use the old mail merge.
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Enjoy,
Tony


"Sharoo" wrote in message
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New isn't always better, I like the old mail merge format it was much more
straight forward and I got exactly what I wanted. The 2003 way assumes
things
I don't want and I do more fiddling and fussying around. Give me the
option
of using the old way!!!!!

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...id=5b021056-dc
bc-4e6d-9676-7c0bb072509c&dg=microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fi elds

Mail Merge was changed with version 2002 - but you can still (more or less)
do things the old way -
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Sharoo wrote:
New isn't always better, I like the old mail merge format it was much
more straight forward and I got exactly what I wanted. The 2003 way
assumes things I don't want and I do more fiddling and fussying
around. Give me the option of using the old way!!!!!

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...merge.fi elds