Data file , merge when opeing .doc

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nic - 31 Jan 2005 19:57 GMT

Hey,

I have no expierience in this case but I have to change an existing merge.

Office 98.

When I open a .doc automatically the doc merges with a data file. But now
the datafile is in a different directory.
Is there somebody who knows where in Word I can change that directory.
Or even more I don't understand that when opening a .doc it automatically
merges, where or how you can do this?

Tkx

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Doug Robbins - 01 Feb 2005 00:57 GMT

There must be an autoopen macro in the document, or if you are using
File>New and then selecting the document, it will be an autonew macro. If
you hold down the Shift key when opening the document, the autonew macro
will not run. You will then be able to use the mailmerge helper to attach
the data source in its new location to the document and then save it so that
the next time it opens, it will have the datasource attached.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

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