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mail merge problem
help with mail merge (word doc and excel spreadsheet). when i select the
excel spreadsheet, i get a box that has table 1, table 2, and table 3. they are all dated the same. so i select #1. it brings up the detail on what is in the excel spreadsheet. i just deselect the rows that i don't need but when it do the mail merge, nothing shows up in the 'Dear " section. what is going on? |
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mail merge problem
I would guess that you have inserted a GREETINGLINE field (or the
template you are using has one - you can use Alt-F9 to find out). If so, you may have to "match fields" or "map fields" (right-click on the GREETINGLINE field, select Properties and see if you see a Match fields button. This is because Word tries to identify suitable field names in your data source for the various components of names and addresses - e.g. firstname, lastname etc. But if it does not find names any of the names it expects, you have to tell it which field in your data source is the "firstname" field, and so on. Alternatively, delete the GREETINGLINE field and insert the individual field names that you want. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk 2bmistaken4jesus wrote: help with mail merge (word doc and excel spreadsheet). when i select the excel spreadsheet, i get a box that has table 1, table 2, and table 3. they are all dated the same. so i select #1. it brings up the detail on what is in the excel spreadsheet. i just deselect the rows that i don't need but when it do the mail merge, nothing shows up in the 'Dear " section. what is going on? |
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