For that purpose, mail merge is not the best application. Better to use a
userform.
See the article "How to create a Userform" at:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm
and if you want to store the names and addresses that are entered, see the
last of the following series of articles:
http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html#autoforms
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Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22
Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46
Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119
Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127
Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep
better records!
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>I want to make adding records and merging to a letter as simplified as
> possible for our users. I would like to have the field input box to open
> automatically when they open the document so that they can put the
> information in and then merge only the records they just entered. Is this
> even possible? Is there another/better way to complete this? Can someone
> point me in the right direction?