Empty Mail Merge Fields

In the previous version of Word, there was an option for merge fields that
would just eliminate the field if it was blank in the source data. I am
doing a mail merge with the most recent version and cannot find that option.
I am merging data from Excel and most of the address have 3 lines, but a
couple have 4 lines. Before I would just enter merge fields for all 4 lines
and the addresses that had four lines would fill up all four lines and the
addresses with 3 lines would just be three lines. Now, if there is a line
without data, it shows up as a zero. How can I that line to disappear if
there is no data to fill it?

See the Excel data section of
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm in relation to the
alternative connection method from Word to your data.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




Meggan wrote:
In the previous version of Word, there was an option for merge fields
that would just eliminate the field if it was blank in the source
data. I am doing a mail merge with the most recent version and
cannot find that option. I am merging data from Excel and most of the
address have 3 lines, but a couple have 4 lines. Before I would just
enter merge fields for all 4 lines and the addresses that had four
lines would fill up all four lines and the addresses with 3 lines
would just be three lines. Now, if there is a line without data, it
shows up as a zero. How can I that line to disappear if there is no
data to fill it?