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MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / January 2005maximum number of columns in Word for Mail Merge
I have a document in which I cannot add additional fields because of an error message which says I have reached the maximum number of columns for a Mail Merge. I didn't know there was a maximum, and I can't seem to find it in the Help screens. Can anyone tell me the maximum in Word, and whether I can exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source? Depending on the version, the maximum number of columns for a Word table is 31 or 64, the latter with XP and 2003. With Excel or Access, it's 255 or 256. If that's not enough, you can use a comma delimited text file.  SignaturePlease respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP >I have a document in which I cannot add additional fields because of an >error [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Help screens. Can anyone tell me the maximum in Word, and whether I can > exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source? And is there any maximum number of columns when using a comma delimited text file? > Depending on the version, the maximum number of columns for a Word table is > 31 or 64, the latter with XP and 2003. With Excel or Access, it's 255 or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Help screens. Can anyone tell me the maximum in Word, and whether I can > > exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source? Not for a masochist. How many do you need? SignaturePlease respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis. Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP > And is there any maximum number of columns > when using a comma delimited text file? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> > can >> > exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source? |
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