In Word, select Options from the Tools menu and on the General tab, check
the box against Confirm conversions at open. Then when you attach the data
source to the mail merge main document, select DDE as the method of
connection in the dialog box that is presented to you.

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> When I try to do a Mail Merge in Word 2002 with an Access 2002
> database, I can't choose (select for use in mail merge) any Access
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> Thanks,
+Bob+ - 24 Mar 2007 20:33 GMT
>In Word, select Options from the Tools menu and on the General tab, check
>the box against Confirm conversions at open. Then when you attach the data
>source to the mail merge main document, select DDE as the method of
>connection in the dialog box that is presented to you.
Of course! How could I have missed that :-)
>Hope this helps.
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