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MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / October 2003Margins reformats with merge
I have my default margins (in the template) set to be .5 on bottom and top and 1.25 on left and right. When I merge my main document (which is also set to .5 and 1.25), the finished document has margins of 1 on bottom and top. The side margins are ok. I am using include text on the main document to include a logo at the top of the letter. I am merging the fields from an odbc data source. I checked the margins on the logo (inlcude text/where the logo is coming from)and those margins are also set to .5 and 1.25. Any suggestions? Hi MWalker, Version of Word? What are you margin settings in a brand new document, when you've just started up Word? > I have my default margins (in the template) set to be .5 > on bottom and top and 1.25 on left and right. When I merge [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > margins on the logo (inlcude text/where the logo is coming > from)and those margins are also set to .5 and 1.25. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan 24 2003) http://www.mvps.org/word This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) my margins on a new document 1.25 and .5 top and bottom. word 2000 >-----Original Message----- >Hi MWalker, [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >. any other suggestions? >-----Original Message----- >my margins on a new document 1.25 and .5 top and bottom. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >> >. Hi Walkerm, Sorry about the delay, I've had real problems getting into the groups the last couple of weeks with all the slow-downs due to the worm-spamming. When I have been able to get in, I've re-read this and tried to think what it might be, and haven't come up with much. I guess the next thing I'd try would be: Put the /a switch at the end of the "Target" line of your Word icon's Properties (right-click the icon). This will start Word with the installation defaults. Set up a new mail merge document with the data source as a test. Check the margins - are they "correct"? If yes, add the IncludeText. Still good? If yes, open the main merge doc giving you problems and carefully copy ONLY the text (no section break, no last paragraph mark and no IncludeText field) into that new document. How about now? > any other suggestions? > >-----Original Message----- > >my margins on a new document 1.25 and .5 top and bottom. > >word 2000 Cindy Meister  SignatureINTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan 24 2003) http://www.mvps.org/word This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) I know what you mean about the worm-spamming. I have about a 50 emails with virsus a day from using this newsgroup. I am on a network so our adminsitrator lets me know that a virsus is attached. They are using an address line with anything on it to try and get me to open it. whats interesting is that it says it coming from microsoft. Anyway, back to my problem, I am on a netware version of word. I changed the target line and tested a new document and once i merge the margin defaults back to 1. I originally thought it had something to do with my logo, but since this letter didn't include the include text or picture, i know its not that. somehow, it is defaulting back to the original 1" margin, but where? I double check my default template (c\windows\applicationdata\microsoft\template normal.dot) and it says the margins are .5 on top and bottom. it also says the header and footer is at .5. could this have something to do with it? i did test it before and put 0 in the header and footer and got the same results. >-----Original Message----- >Hi Walkerm, [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > >. Hi Walkerm, > I am on a netware version of > word. OK... I don't have any experience with this, but definitely a thought. And it also brings a new question up: are you using Word as your email editor, by any chance? > I double check > my default template > (c\windows\applicationdata\microsoft\template normal.dot) And you're absolutely certain Word is using this for new documents? In the merge result document, what is set as the attached template in Tools/Templates and Addins? > I know what you mean about the worm-spamming. I have about > a 50 emails with virsus a day I should be so lucky! Here, it averages 2 - 3 / MINUTE! Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan 24 2003) http://www.mvps.org/word This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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