Cannot edit Access records from Word mail merge toolbar button

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Snazbaz - 23 Jan 2006 22:21 GMT

I am using Office 2003 on Windows XP. When I do a mail merge from Word, and
select Mail Merge Recipients from the mail merge toolbar, a window opens
that brings up a list of records in my Access database. From here I can
choose who I want to include in my mail merge by ticking the records I want.
However the edit record box is greyed out and I am unable to edit or delete
any records without actually going into the Access database separately. Can
anyone help please?

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Peter Jamieson - 23 Jan 2006 23:40 GMT

You can only use that button to edit an Access data source if it happens to
be an "Office Address List", which is an Access database in a very specific
format.

The simplest thing to do is open the database separately using Access and do
your edits there.

Peter Jamieson

>I am using Office 2003 on Windows XP. When I do a mail merge from Word, and
> select Mail Merge Recipients from the mail merge toolbar, a window opens
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> Can
> anyone help please?

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Snazbaz - 24 Jan 2006 19:17 GMT

OK, I will investigate. Many thanks.

> You can only use that button to edit an Access data source if it happens to
> be an "Office Address List", which is an Access database in a very specific
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> > Can
> > anyone help please?

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