PUT NAMES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ADDRESS IN THE SAME DOCUMENT

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C - 10 May 2008 04:28 GMT

Hi

Is there a way I can do a mail merge in Word where the completed document
will show the names of people who share the same address on the same document?

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Graham Mayor - 10 May 2008 06:18 GMT

Not easily! See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294686

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> Hi
>
> Is there a way I can do a mail merge in Word where the completed
> document will show the names of people who share the same address on
> the same document?

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C - 11 May 2008 05:48 GMT

K I read the link and it didnt make any sense! Would you be able to guide me
through this?

> Not easily! See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294686
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> > document will show the names of people who share the same address on
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Graham Mayor - 11 May 2008 06:20 GMT

I did say it wasn't easy! Word is not designed to produce this type of
merge.

The method shows a use of a directory merge to merge sorted associated items
into a single document. The particular section you should concentrate upon
would be "Force each new category to a new page" with each new page being
your merge letter. Instead of using CITY as your trigger, you would use the
unique address field(s)

Obviously the example shown only lists the associated items. You would have
to include your letter text.

Fellow MVP Cindy Meister has some additional information on her web site,
along with some examples you can play with -
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/mergfaq1.htm#ComplexMerg

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> K I read the link and it didnt make any sense! Would you be able to
> guide me through this?
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 11 May 2008 12:33 GMT

Take a look at

http://cornell.veplan.net/article.aspx?&a=3815

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