I have not done too many merges.  For the first time,
today I tried following instructions concerning mail
merge fill-in fields.

I inserted a fill-in field asking, "When is the
interview?"

Since during the merging process the fill-in dialog box
popped up at each record in the database, with nothing
else showing but a blank piece of paper, how am I
supposed to know what entry they're asking about?  

There just HAS to be a point somewhere that I missed (not
unusual)!

Also, what's the point in this?  Why wouldn't one just
add an interview time to the database and fill in the
times there?  

Thanks for your help in clearing up this point.