[Mission Possible or Impossible]

I have been trying to merge an excel database containing the zipcode +4 add'l
digits in Word to print labels. In the merge process when I choose "update
all labels" after I have selected the merge fields in the first label, it is
only updating the first row of labels, therefore not allowing me to complete
the merge process. I also made sure the cells containing the zipcode+4 were
defined as "special - zipcode+4" but that did not make a difference. As a
test, I have successfully used the same database to merge letters and
envelopes. The size of the labels did not make any difference. Any
suggestions.

[Peter Jamieson]

If you don't insert the zipcode as one of the fields, does the merge work?

Which version of Word/Excel?

(If you happen to be using a tablet PC with Windows XP SP2 there is a known
error where Word propagates labels only to the first row and a couple of
labels on the last row - see

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898630/en-us

Peter Jamieson

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I have been trying to merge an excel database containing the zipcode +4
add'l
digits in Word to print labels. In the merge process when I choose
"update
all labels" after I have selected the merge fields in the first label, it
is
only updating the first row of labels, therefore not allowing me to
complete
the merge process. I also made sure the cells containing the zipcode+4
were
defined as "special - zipcode+4" but that did not make a difference. As a
test, I have successfully used the same database to merge letters and
envelopes. The size of the labels did not make any difference. Any
suggestions.