In the document that you are printing, what do you see on the screen when
you press Alt+F9? If you see the { MERGEFIELD } codes, you have not
executed the merge.

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> Even with the field shading turned off, merged data is printing with
> shading,
> using Office 2002, with Excel as a data source.
> Any suggestions on what to look at to correct the problem will be
> appreciated.