Answered in Tables. Use MsgBox
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
> I inadvertently posted this question under Tables:
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> After creating a directory type merge for a dynamically created table, how can I show automatically a record count?
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> For example, say I create a list of participants in a weekly prize drawing and merge them out to a directory (a poor implementation of dynamically
created content display). In the footer, I want to have a tally of
participants, which would be the record count, displayed.