Thank you -- that is what I needed to know. Right now, they do not share
the same datasource. But, since I use Access as the datasource, and both
tables are in the same database, I think I can combine them in a query and
use that as a datasource for everything. Just running a few tests, this
seems to work.


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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Do the mergefields in the caption and the body share the same datasource.

I have just done a test here, and if they do both share the same
datasource,
the mergefields that are incorporated into the document by the INCLUDETEXT
field that brings in the (bookmarked section of the) caption document, do
work as expected.

I would not even bother trying if there are two separate datasouces
involved.

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"EHPorter" wrote in message
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That you. It looks like INCLUDETEXT would work perfectly for the
signature
block. A question regarding the caption, however. The caption itself
would
contain merge codes, for things like plaintiff name, defendant name,
county,
etc. Would INCLUDETEXT both insert the caption and cause it to merge
with
the existing specified set of records?

Thanks.


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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I think that you can probably achieve what you want by having the
caption
and the signature block in separate documents and incorporate them
into
the
body document by the use of INCLUDETEXT fields.

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"EHPorter" wrote in message
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I create a number of documents (mostly legal pleadings) that have
standardized settings. For example, a pleading will contain:

the caption -- which contains merge fields, but is the same in each
document
the body -- contains merge fields, and is different in each document
the signature block -- does not contain merge fields and is the same
in
each
document.

Ideally, I would like the caption to be a separate document, which
was
inserted into each pleading and then merged. The reason for this is
that
if
I change the format of the general caption, I now have to open each
and
every document that contains a caption and make the change one by
one.
I'd
like to have a master "merge caption" that I could modify only once,
and
which would show up in all pleadings.

The same is true with the signature block. Any time I change my
address
or
telephone number (which doesn't happen often, but does happen), I
have
to
change it in each and every merge form. I'd like instead to have
only
one
signature block file, which was automatically inserted at the end of
each
merged document.

Thank you for any advice you can provide.