mail merge listed under tools 26 times in a row. Why?

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goldnshore - 29 Jan 2004 15:11 GMT

When I click on tools, mail merge is listed 26 times in a row. Why?

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Peter Jamieson - 29 Jan 2004 16:04 GMT

You don't give much information, such as which version of Word, but the
usual source of this problem is if you have Works Suite, which has an add-in
that enables Mailmerge to be initiated from Works and to use Works DB data.
The cure seems to be to
a. uninstall the addin (Windows Control Panel|Add/remove software)
b. (possibly) create a new normal.dot for Word - close Word, find the
existing Normal.dot, rename it (especially if it contains valuable autotexts
and macros), and restart Word.

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Peter Jamieson - Word MVP
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> When I click on tools, mail merge is listed 26 times in a row. Why?

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Graham Mayor - 29 Jan 2004 17:21 GMT

Before you uninstall this add-in, please take a screen shot of the
appropriate entry in the add/remove programs window and mail it to me. I am
preparing a web page on this issue.

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> the usual source of this problem is if you have Works Suite, which
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>> When I click on tools, mail merge is listed 26 times in a row. Why?

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