How do I setup first page header/footer when using mail merge?

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Intravler - 28 Feb 2005 18:57 GMT

I'm setting up a list document (using label doc type) to merge name/address
in two columns. I also want to include a header/footer on the first page
only. However, when I set set 'Different first page' on page layout my
header/footer still prints on successive pages. Can anyone recommend how I
should setup my document?

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Doug Robbins - 01 Mar 2005 01:55 GMT

Insert the header/footer after executing the merge. Or, use a formletter
type mailmerge main document.

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> I'm setting up a list document (using label doc type) to merge
> name/address
> in two columns. I also want to include a header/footer on the first page
> only. However, when I set set 'Different first page' on page layout my
> header/footer still prints on successive pages. Can anyone recommend how I
> should setup my document?

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Intravler - 01 Mar 2005 13:43 GMT

Thanks for your reply Doug, however I'm setting this merge document up for
others to make use of, hopefully, without having to maintain the document
once the merge is complete.

I have attempted to use both a 'letters' and 'normal word document' main
document. Both repeat the the header/footer even though I have 'Different
first page' selected in the page layout. Am I setting up the header/footer
incorrectly or is this something mailmerge just does not support? Is it
possible to automate adding the header/footer using a macro, if so how would
you go about setting it up?

> Insert the header/footer after executing the merge. Or, use a formletter
> type mailmerge main document.
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> > header/footer still prints on successive pages. Can anyone recommend how I
> > should setup my document?

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Doug Robbins - 02 Mar 2005 00:07 GMT

When you execute the formletter merge, the first page of each Section will
contain the header and footer. However, you can use Edit>Replace to remove
the Section Breaks and then the header and footer should only appear on the
first page.

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> Thanks for your reply Doug, however I'm setting this merge document up for
> others to make use of, hopefully, without having to maintain the document
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>> > how I
>> > should setup my document?

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