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sending a mail merge document into an existing document
Word 2003 --
1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing document and not to a new document. 2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged? |
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sending a mail merge document into an existing document
Better if you explain a bit more exactly what you are trying to achieve.
The answer to 1 is "No" Re 2 - how many records are you merging? What type of mail merge is it? You might be able to achieve what you are after with a Directory type mail merge in which the cover page content was in the First Page header of the mail merge main document. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Lace901" wrote in message ... Word 2003 -- 1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing document and not to a new document. 2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged? |
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sending a mail merge document into an existing document
1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing
document and not to a new document. No. 2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged? Try using a conditional INCLUDETEXT that is only included for record 1 at the beginning of your document, e.g. something like { IF { MERGESEQ } = 1 "{ INCLUDETEXT c://coverpages//mycoverpage.doc }" } All the { } have to be the special field code braces that you can insert using ctrl-F9. NB, This will not preview correctly because MERGESEQ does not have a value until you actually merge. If you want to see the same thing in preview, try { IF { ={ MERGESEQ } } 2 "{ INCLUDETEXT c://coverpages//mycoverpage.doc }" } -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "Lace901" wrote in message ... Word 2003 -- 1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing document and not to a new document. 2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged? |
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I am creating a building survey. The first page to the survey is the cover
page and the second page is the TOC. (I do not want these 2 pages to be merged and repeated once I merge the document.) Following the table of Contents is a building survey page, which will include a picture of the building with information relating to that building (this is the part that will be merged since there will be about 10 - 40 different buildings. Trying to figure out the fastest way to accomplish this. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Better if you explain a bit more exactly what you are trying to achieve. The answer to 1 is "No" Re 2 - how many records are you merging? What type of mail merge is it? You might be able to achieve what you are after with a Directory type mail merge in which the cover page content was in the First Page header of the mail merge main document. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Lace901" wrote in message ... Word 2003 -- 1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing document and not to a new document. 2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged? |
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sending a mail merge document into an existing document
I would suggest taht you try the method that Peter Jamieson suggested of a
conditional field that uses the Mergeseq field. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Lace901" wrote in message ... I am creating a building survey. The first page to the survey is the cover page and the second page is the TOC. (I do not want these 2 pages to be merged and repeated once I merge the document.) Following the table of Contents is a building survey page, which will include a picture of the building with information relating to that building (this is the part that will be merged since there will be about 10 - 40 different buildings. Trying to figure out the fastest way to accomplish this. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Better if you explain a bit more exactly what you are trying to achieve. The answer to 1 is "No" Re 2 - how many records are you merging? What type of mail merge is it? You might be able to achieve what you are after with a Directory type merge in which the cover page content was in the First Page header of the mail merge main document. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Lace901" wrote in message ... Word 2003 -- 1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing document and not to a new document. 2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged? |
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BTW, s/b c:\\coverpages\\mycoverpage.doc
-- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "Peter Jamieson" wrote in message ... 1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing document and not to a new document. No. 2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged? Try using a conditional INCLUDETEXT that is only included for record 1 at the beginning of your document, e.g. something like { IF { MERGESEQ } = 1 "{ INCLUDETEXT c://coverpages//mycoverpage.doc }" } All the { } have to be the special field code braces that you can insert using ctrl-F9. NB, This will not preview correctly because MERGESEQ does not have a value until you actually merge. If you want to see the same thing in preview, try { IF { ={ MERGESEQ } } 2 "{ INCLUDETEXT c://coverpages//mycoverpage.doc }" } -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "Lace901" wrote in message ... Word 2003 -- 1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing document and not to a new document. 2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged? |
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