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AGCNeen - 22 Nov 2005 18:31 GMT

I have a word document that links/merges to a table in an Access program. It
is VERY slow to open and sometimes will not open without rebooting. Any
suggestions.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 22 Nov 2005 19:04 GMT

For merging data from a table, you could try one of the alternative methods
of connection.

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>I have a word document that links/merges to a table in an Access program.
>It
> is VERY slow to open and sometimes will not open without rebooting. Any
> suggestions.

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neenmarie - 29 Nov 2005 15:21 GMT

Alternate methods.....Sorry, what are the alternative methods?

> For merging data from a table, you could try one of the alternative methods
> of connection.
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> > is VERY slow to open and sometimes will not open without rebooting. Any
> > suggestions.

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Graham Mayor - 29 Nov 2005 16:46 GMT

See the Excel data section of
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm The principle is
the same for Access.

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> Alternate methods.....Sorry, what are the alternative methods?
>
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>>> is VERY slow to open and sometimes will not open without rebooting.
>>> Any suggestions.

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