Saving mail merges

Hello everyone,
I am having a problem that when I delete the file that contains the
source data (usually an Excel file with names, addresses, ect.) for my mail
merge I am no longer able to open the mail merge document because it seems to
be pulling form the source file whenever I open it. Is there a way to save
the values in the mail merge document so that I can delete the source file
and still be able to open the mail merge? I am using Word 2002 SP3.
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Thanks,
David

It sounds like you are not actually executing the merge. If you want to
save a file that contains the result of the merge, you must execute the
merge to a new document. I would suggest that you display the mail merge
toolbar as it contains buttons for all of the actions required to initiate
and perform a mail merge including buttons on the right hand end of the
toolbar for executing the merge to the various destinations - Printer,
Document or Email (depending upon the type of merge that is being performed,
as a Directory type merge can only be executed to a new document and a Label
type merge cannot be executed to Email)

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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, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"David" wrote in message
...
Hello everyone,
I am having a problem that when I delete the file that contains the
source data (usually an Excel file with names, addresses, ect.) for my
mail
merge I am no longer able to open the mail merge document because it seems
to
be pulling form the source file whenever I open it. Is there a way to
save
the values in the mail merge document so that I can delete the source file
and still be able to open the mail merge? I am using Word 2002 SP3.
--
Thanks,
David

Thanks Doug. That is exactly what I needed.
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Thanks,
David


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsof" wrote:

It sounds like you are not actually executing the merge. If you want to
save a file that contains the result of the merge, you must execute the
merge to a new document. I would suggest that you display the mail merge
toolbar as it contains buttons for all of the actions required to initiate
and perform a mail merge including buttons on the right hand end of the
toolbar for executing the merge to the various destinations - Printer,
Document or Email (depending upon the type of merge that is being performed,
as a Directory type merge can only be executed to a new document and a Label
type merge cannot be executed to Email)

--
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, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"David" wrote in message
...
Hello everyone,
I am having a problem that when I delete the file that contains the
source data (usually an Excel file with names, addresses, ect.) for my
mail
merge I am no longer able to open the mail merge document because it seems
to
be pulling form the source file whenever I open it. Is there a way to
save
the values in the mail merge document so that I can delete the source file
and still be able to open the mail merge? I am using Word 2002 SP3.
--
Thanks,
David