Merge a directory

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

COZWO - 20 Sep 2005 01:54 GMT

I am trying to create a list of intersections on a page using the Directory
in merge in Word 2003. I am using a table format, and the table has 3
columns which are labeled. The colum headings appear everytime, and then the
intersection, column headings, intersection etc. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you.

Reply to this Message

Doug Robbins - 20 Sep 2005 05:10 GMT

Either put the column headings in a one row table in the header of the
document or insert a row at the top of the table in the document produced
by executing the merge to a new document. With a directory type mailmerge,
everything on the page is repeated for each record. Therefore, if you do
not want that, all that you can have in the body of the mail merge main
document is the mergefields in the cells of a one row table.

Signature

Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

>I am trying to create a list of intersections on a page using the Directory
> in merge in Word 2003. I am using a table format, and the table has 3
> columns which are labeled. The colum headings appear everytime, and then
> the
> intersection, column headings, intersection etc. What am I doing wrong?
> Thank you.

Reply to this Message

Graham Mayor - 20 Sep 2005 06:30 GMT

You are not actually doing anything wrong. That's how such a merge works.
Everything you put on the page is duplicated for each record. Doug has
already posted the solutions.

Signature

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

> I am trying to create a list of intersections on a page using the
> Directory in merge in Word 2003. I am using a table format, and the
> table has 3 columns which are labeled. The colum headings appear
> everytime, and then the intersection, column headings, intersection
> etc. What am I doing wrong? Thank you.

Reply to this Message