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Kevin L - 07 Feb 2005 14:45 GMT

Here is my dilemma,

I have a graphic that must be present on every page.
I have a Merge Field that must precede the graphic image, but must only show
on the first page.

If I put both the Merge Field and Graphic Image in the Header:

My graphic will show on every page as desired
My Merge Field will precede my Graphic image on page 1 as I have placed
it first in the header, but my merge field will also be on every page
which I do not desire.

Is there a way to place my merge field in the header, but hide it when Page
number is not 1?

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Greg - 07 Feb 2005 14:59 GMT

{IF {PAGE} = "1"{Your MergeFiedl}""}

Use CTRL+F9 to enter the field code braces.

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Kevin L - 07 Feb 2005 16:26 GMT

Hi Greg,
I must be doing something wrong:

Here is what I have.

{ IF { PAGE }="1" { MERGEFIELD "CT_Fax" }"" }

When I merge, my CT_Fax field shows on every page (there are 2 pages in my
test merge)

> {IF {PAGE} = "1"{Your MergeFiedl}""}
>
> Use CTRL+F9 to enter the field code braces.

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Kevin L - 07 Feb 2005 17:12 GMT

Hi Greg,
This seems to work on my Main Document but not on the MERGED Document.

> Hi Greg,
> I must be doing something wrong:
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>> Use CTRL+F9 to enter the field code braces.

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Greg Maxey - 07 Feb 2005 21:06 GMT

Kevin,

Sorry for wasting your time. All you need to do is set up the Main Document
with a different first page. File>PageSetup>Layout.

Put the merge field and graphic in the first page header and put just the
graphic in the following header.

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> Hi Greg,
> This seems to work on my Main Document but not on the MERGED Document.
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>>>
>>> Use CTRL+F9 to enter the field code braces.

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