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MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / August 2005mail merge
I have created a document template for mail merges, but the zip code never merges. I have to match the field each time even though I've tried saving it on the template. What am I doing wrong?  Signaturelbrk I think we need more details, here... Which version of Word do you have? What's your data source? And can you control the data source, or does it "belong" to someone else? Are you inserting the merge fields individually, or using an "AddressBlock" field? When you talk about needing to "match fields" every time: This is in documents created from a template (just double-checking)? -- Cindy > I have created a document template for mail merges, but the zip code never > merges. I have to match the field each time even though I've tried saving it > on the template. What am I doing wrong? Thanks! I'm using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. My data source is my Contacts list. When I made the template originally, I think I used Address block but I can't swear to it. As I try to fix the problem, I've matched just the zip code field. I send out mailings to several hundred peolpe at a time, so I have to go into each individual letter and match the zip code field to force it in. People don't want to sit near me any more. Signaturelbrk > I think we need more details, here... > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > merges. I have to match the field each time even though I've tried saving it > > on the template. What am I doing wrong? Hmmm, I'm still having trouble imagining you're needing to match the field for every individual to whom you send the letter. In my experience, if you set the match for the main merge document, it "holds" for that document (at least in that particular Word session). Anyway, if you press Alt+F9 you should see the field codes for the data coming into the merge. Do you see "AddressBlock", or do you see individual merge fields? If you did use the AddressBlock, try removing that and inserting the merge fields individually. -- Cindy > Thanks! > I'm using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > merges. I have to match the field each time even though I've tried saving it > > > on the template. What am I doing wrong? |
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