Customize composite field blocks for mail merge?

Hi,
I would like to add a field to the address block composite field in mail
merge (the Job Title field). The address block dialogue window doesn't seem
to have a way to add a field, and I don't see a way to create a new, custom
composite field.

I can certainly create an address block by inserting one field at a time
(Title, First Name, Last Name, Company, Job Title, Address etc.) but I would
like to have a composite field that will do this with one button.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Barnet

If your field names will always be the same then you can create an AutoText
entry for this. (In Word 2007 this would be called a Building Block.)

For either version, construct your fields, select them and then press Alt +
F3 to access the New AutoText/Building Block dialog box.

If you need additional specifics, please let us know the version of Word you
are using.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
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MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Barnet" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I would like to add a field to the address block composite field in mail
merge (the Job Title field). The address block dialogue window doesn't
seem
to have a way to add a field, and I don't see a way to create a new,
custom
composite field.

I can certainly create an address block by inserting one field at a time
(Title, First Name, Last Name, Company, Job Title, Address etc.) but I
would
like to have a composite field that will do this with one button.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Barnet

Thank you Beth,

That makes sense to me. I'll go ahead and try it... if I don't post again
you'll know it solved the problem. I appreciate your time and help.

Barnet

"Beth Melton" wrote:

If your field names will always be the same then you can create an AutoText
entry for this. (In Word 2007 this would be called a Building Block.)

For either version, construct your fields, select them and then press Alt +
F3 to access the New AutoText/Building Block dialog box.

If you need additional specifics, please let us know the version of Word you
are using.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Barnet" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I would like to add a field to the address block composite field in mail
merge (the Job Title field). The address block dialogue window doesn't
seem
to have a way to add a field, and I don't see a way to create a new,
custom
composite field.

I can certainly create an address block by inserting one field at a time
(Title, First Name, Last Name, Company, Job Title, Address etc.) but I
would
like to have a composite field that will do this with one button.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Barnet