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Page break in Form Letters
I have 2 computers both running Word XP - using same data
file and same form letter. When merging one produces 15 letters correctly, the other produces 15 letters and 15 blank pages - as if there is an extra page break. The page break does not show up with the Show/Hide option. Is there a place to contol page breaks in a mail merge? |
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Page break in Form Letters
Are they both printing to the same printer... if so, do they have the same printer driver installed?
The only time I've seen this before was based on different print margins being adjusted on each pc. One on a laser works fine but one on a desk jet (requires larger bottom margin), extra pages would print. |
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Page break in Form Letters
No, not necessarily. But - I did go to the form letter
and delete a couple of blank lines in the body in an attempt to determine if it was too long to fit, but still got the blank page - appeared to be plenty of room. -----Original Message----- Are they both printing to the same printer... if so, do they have the same printer driver installed? The only time I've seen this before was based on different print margins being adjusted on each pc. One on a laser works fine but one on a desk jet (requires larger bottom margin), extra pages would print. . |
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Page break in Form Letters
The printer driver can have an impact on this, especially if you are using
tables and have a table at or near the end of a page. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Joanne" wrote in message ... No, not necessarily. But - I did go to the form letter and delete a couple of blank lines in the body in an attempt to determine if it was too long to fit, but still got the blank page - appeared to be plenty of room. -----Original Message----- Are they both printing to the same printer... if so, do they have the same printer driver installed? The only time I've seen this before was based on different print margins being adjusted on each pc. One on a laser works fine but one on a desk jet (requires larger bottom margin), extra pages would print. . |
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Page break in Form Letters
Hi Joanne,
I have 2 computers both running Word XP - using same data file and same form letter. When merging one produces 15 letters correctly, the other produces 15 letters and 15 blank pages - as if there is an extra page break. The page break does not show up with the Show/Hide option. Is there a place to contol page breaks in a mail merge? Send the letter to a "new document" instead of directly to the printer and take a look at the result. Make sure the "non-printing" characters are displayed. Can you determine what might be causing that second page (assuming you get one)? If there's not an additional page in the new document, then I'd check the printer settings on this PC. Maybe it's set to print out a "header page" or something? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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