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Table format changes after conditional mail merge
I am doing a conditional mail merge with a table in one of
the original merge documents. The table is formatted to'no border' in the original document, but after the merge is complete, the merged documents appear with a border. Any ideas on what might be causing this? |
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Table format changes after conditional mail merge
Hi Cherie,
I am doing a conditional mail merge with a table in one of the original merge documents. The table is formatted to'no border' in the original document, but after the merge is complete, the merged documents appear with a border. Any ideas on what might be causing this? Which version of word is this? It sounds as if it could be 2002 or 2003? And perhaps the formatting of the "default table" is kicking in? 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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Table format changes after conditional mail merge
Hi Cindy,
Which version of word is this? It sounds as if it could be 2002 or 2003? And perhaps the formatting of the "default table" is kicking in? Yes, I'm using 2002 v10. How do you determine or change the "default table"? Have looked in 'help' and can't find anything...? Cherie |
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Table format changes after conditional mail merge
Hi Cherie,
Which version of word is this? It sounds as if it could be 2002 or 2003? And perhaps the formatting of the "default table" is kicking in? Yes, I'm using 2002 v10. How do you determine or change the "default table"? Have looked in 'help' and can't find anything...? Let's see if this works... 1. Click the AA button on the Formatting toolbar (should be far left) to display the Styles and Formatting task pane. 2. If you don't see an entry there "Table Normal", go to the dropdown at the botton and choose "custom". Select the category Available formatting from the dropdown in the middle of that dialog box, then activate the "Table Normal" entry you should see in the list at the top. 4. Insert a new table into a new document. Does it have borders? 5. Look in the task pane and see what table style entry is marked when the insertion point is in the table you just inserted. What's its name? Does it show any borders? 6. If you hover the mouse over that entry, an arrow pointing down should appear at the right. Click it and choose "Modify" 7. You should be able to use the borders button to set "No border". Try that, click OK. Do the borders disappear around the table you inserted? 8. If yes, hover the mouse over the entry again, click the arrow, and choose "Set as Default table style". You should get a prompt asking about the scope the change should be applied to; choose the "Normal.dot" entry. 9. Now test the merge and see if you get the result you expect. 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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