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How can I convert labels to merge fields?

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Robert Judge - 24 Jun 2004 21:23 GMT
I have received a file of labels in the format:
John Smith
123 Main St.
Anytown, Anystate, AnyZip

This was fine for printing labels.  However, I want to
use the data to create merge fields to do a mail merge
letter to these people.  So I want to convert the above
data in WORD 2003 to:
(First Name) John  (Last Name) Smith
(Address) 123 Main St.
(City) Anytown (State) Anystate (Zip Code) AnyZip

How can I do this?  I opened up the "John Smith" label,
and WORD won't let me insert mail merge fields
before "John" and "Smith."  Even if it did allow it, I
wouldn't want to also have to insert fields before "Mary"
and "Jones" etc., for the other 300 people in the file.

I look at my "Save As" options in WORD, and I don't see
an option that will let me save the labels in a CSV
format that I could then import into EXCEL, for instance.

I will appreciate advice.
Graham Mayor - 25 Jun 2004 05:37 GMT
See http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels_into_mail_merge.htm

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> I have received a file of labels in the format:
> John Smith
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> I will appreciate advice.
garfield-n-odie - 25 Jun 2004 05:51 GMT
Hi, Robert.  See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/ConvertAdrsToDatafile.htm.

> I have received a file of labels in the format:
> John Smith
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> I will appreciate advice.
 
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