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Old May 9th, 2004, 01:58 AM
Bob S
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Default A 2 cell table on each page

I am using Word 2003, and am doing a merge from OL using a simple existing
document file which contains a 2 Cell table with one merge field in the
first cell and another merge field in the second. When I press "Merge to
new document" it sends each record to a separate page, creating a separate 2
Cell table on each of 129 pages. If I place the cursor at the end of the
second cell and press delete, it brings the next table up to the former page
as I desire. However, I do not want to do that 129 times every time I run
the merge.

What do I need to do to get it to come out as 1 table with 129 rows instead
of 129 tables? Thanks for the help.


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Old May 9th, 2004, 03:27 AM
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default A 2 cell table on each page

Use a "Directory" merge instead of "Letter."

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"Bob S" wrote in message
...
I am using Word 2003, and am doing a merge from OL using a simple existing
document file which contains a 2 Cell table with one merge field in the
first cell and another merge field in the second. When I press "Merge to
new document" it sends each record to a separate page, creating a separate

2
Cell table on each of 129 pages. If I place the cursor at the end of the
second cell and press delete, it brings the next table up to the former

page
as I desire. However, I do not want to do that 129 times every time I run
the merge.

What do I need to do to get it to come out as 1 table with 129 rows

instead
of 129 tables? Thanks for the help.



  #3  
Old May 9th, 2004, 04:07 AM
Bob S
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Default A 2 cell table on each page

Thanks Suzanne.
I begin the merge in OL where I click Tools/Mail Merge which brings up the
Mail Merge Contacts dialog box. At the bottom of it one is to select the
"Type of Document". I think this is where you were suggesting I select
"Directory" instead of "Letter". Is that correct?
Actually the only options I had we

Form letters
Mailing Labels
Envelopes and
Catalog

But when I selected "Catalog" which seems a bit like a directory, it worked
nicely. Is that what you were referring to? Or is there a better way?



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Use a "Directory" merge instead of "Letter."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup

so
all may benefit.

"Bob S" wrote in message
...
I am using Word 2003, and am doing a merge from OL using a simple

existing
document file which contains a 2 Cell table with one merge field in the
first cell and another merge field in the second. When I press "Merge

to
new document" it sends each record to a separate page, creating a

separate
2
Cell table on each of 129 pages. If I place the cursor at the end of

the
second cell and press delete, it brings the next table up to the former

page
as I desire. However, I do not want to do that 129 times every time I

run
the merge.

What do I need to do to get it to come out as 1 table with 129 rows

instead
of 129 tables? Thanks for the help.





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Old May 9th, 2004, 05:47 AM
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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Default A 2 cell table on each page

In Word XP, the name was changed from catalog to directory. Seems like
Outlook may not have caught up yet.

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Hope this helps
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"Bob S" drbobsing@ nospam.com wrote in message
...
Thanks Suzanne.
I begin the merge in OL where I click Tools/Mail Merge which brings up the
Mail Merge Contacts dialog box. At the bottom of it one is to select the
"Type of Document". I think this is where you were suggesting I select
"Directory" instead of "Letter". Is that correct?
Actually the only options I had we

Form letters
Mailing Labels
Envelopes and
Catalog

But when I selected "Catalog" which seems a bit like a directory, it

worked
nicely. Is that what you were referring to? Or is there a better way?



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Use a "Directory" merge instead of "Letter."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Bob S" wrote in message
...
I am using Word 2003, and am doing a merge from OL using a simple

existing
document file which contains a 2 Cell table with one merge field in

the
first cell and another merge field in the second. When I press "Merge

to
new document" it sends each record to a separate page, creating a

separate
2
Cell table on each of 129 pages. If I place the cursor at the end of

the
second cell and press delete, it brings the next table up to the

former
page
as I desire. However, I do not want to do that 129 times every time I

run
the merge.

What do I need to do to get it to come out as 1 table with 129 rows

instead
of 129 tables? Thanks for the help.






  #5  
Old May 9th, 2004, 10:02 PM
Bob S
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Default A 2 cell table on each page

Thanks Doug. That is what I thought. Very helpful.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
In Word XP, the name was changed from catalog to directory. Seems like
Outlook may not have caught up yet.

--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Bob S" drbobsing@ nospam.com wrote in message
...
Thanks Suzanne.
I begin the merge in OL where I click Tools/Mail Merge which brings up

the
Mail Merge Contacts dialog box. At the bottom of it one is to select

the
"Type of Document". I think this is where you were suggesting I select
"Directory" instead of "Letter". Is that correct?
Actually the only options I had we

Form letters
Mailing Labels
Envelopes and
Catalog

But when I selected "Catalog" which seems a bit like a directory, it

worked
nicely. Is that what you were referring to? Or is there a better way?



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Use a "Directory" merge instead of "Letter."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Bob S" wrote in message
...
I am using Word 2003, and am doing a merge from OL using a simple

existing
document file which contains a 2 Cell table with one merge field in

the
first cell and another merge field in the second. When I press

"Merge
to
new document" it sends each record to a separate page, creating a

separate
2
Cell table on each of 129 pages. If I place the cursor at the end

of
the
second cell and press delete, it brings the next table up to the

former
page
as I desire. However, I do not want to do that 129 times every time

I
run
the merge.

What do I need to do to get it to come out as 1 table with 129 rows
instead
of 129 tables? Thanks for the help.








 




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