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Matthew - 17 Mar 2005 23:51 GMT

I have a merge document with a bulleted list in a paragraph. It can have from
1 to 10 bullets depeding on the number of no-blank merge fields. How do I get
Word to not print blank lines when the merge feild is blank? I am using
Office XP

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 22 Mar 2005 22:31 GMT

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> I have a merge document with a bulleted list in a paragraph. It can have from
> 1 to 10 bullets depeding on the number of no-blank merge fields. How do I get
> Word to not print blank lines when the merge feild is blank? I am using
> Office XP

I'm not sure you're going to be able to achieve exactly what you're looking for,
but I think you need to start with the information in this KB article

HOW TO: Use Mail Merge to Create a List Sorted by Category in Word 2000
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=211303

This will tell you how to create a variable length list of information / merge
record. My main reservation is whether real bullets are going to work, or if
you'll need to insert a Symbol, instead.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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