I have a postcard merge template. I have a mergecode in a text box so it
appears in the same spot every time. It's a number but I want it to appear
without formatting so I have the switch set as \# 000000. I'm running into a
problem when adding the «Next Record» code. For some reason when that code
is added to the templat,e the mergecode in the text box does not print. When
I remove the Next Record code it works just fine. I have tried it in Word
2000 and Word 2003 and I get the same results everytime. Help! I'll take
any suggestions!

Postcard merges normally use the appropriate label format and are thus the
same as mailing label merges.
I really don't like using text boxes containing merge fields. Text boxes are
in the drawing layer of the document and thus behave unpredictably. I would
recommend positioning the number using paragraph and tab formatting.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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kdprelit wrote:
I have a postcard merge template. I have a mergecode in a text box
so it appears in the same spot every time. It's a number but I want
it to appear without formatting so I have the switch set as \#
000000. I'm running into a problem when adding the «Next Record»
code. For some reason when that code is added to the templat,e the
mergecode in the text box does not print. When I remove the Next
Record code it works just fine. I have tried it in Word 2000 and
Word 2003 and I get the same results everytime. Help! I'll take any
suggestions!