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FJB - 22 Jun 2005 22:21 GMT

The new and improved mail merge which Microsoft introduced in 2000 is a
pain if you have more than a few fields. Today I was developing a merge
document to help a co-worker check her Outlook contacts. Did you
realize that there are 92 fileds for each contact record? I though I
would throw the machine out the window in the next office as I chose a
filed, closed, returned, opened, chose next field, -- 92 times. There
has got to be an easier way. Help!!

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Charles Kenyon - 22 Jun 2005 22:50 GMT

If you go to Cindy Meister's website you'll find a userform that does what
you want.

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> The new and improved mail merge which Microsoft introduced in 2000 is a
> pain if you have more than a few fields. Today I was developing a merge
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> filed, closed, returned, opened, chose next field, -- 92 times. There
> has got to be an easier way. Help!!

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Doug Robbins - 23 Jun 2005 05:18 GMT

Or insert them all in the one spot and then drag them to where you want
them.

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Graham Mayor - 23 Jun 2005 06:15 GMT

See http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm and the
references to the merge toolbar, which enables you to do things as you did
in earlier versions. Incidentally the changes were made in Word versions
after 2000.

See also http://www.gmayor.com/mailmerge_from_outlook.htm

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> The new and improved mail merge which Microsoft introduced in 2000 is
> a pain if you have more than a few fields. Today I was developing a
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> filed, closed, returned, opened, chose next field, -- 92 times. There
> has got to be an easier way. Help!!

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