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Lely - 09 Feb 2006 16:09 GMT

**** My spacing gets distorted when I have blank fields in my mail merge
document, *****
I created a mail merge document, to be used on a preprinted form, with
additionals fields in case we have information to be inputted. After these
fields I have a "date" field that I need to print in a precise place at the
bottom of the preprinted form. Sometimes we might use one or two or none of
these fields, and still have the "date" print in the exact location. The is
spacing gets distorted by the amount of the blank fields I don't use.
Thank you.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 09 Feb 2006 18:39 GMT

Set up the main document as a borderless table (Ctrl+Alt+u) with fixed cell
dimensions, and arranged so that the "date" field is in the right place.

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> **** My spacing gets distorted when I have blank fields in my mail merge
> document, *****
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> spacing gets distorted by the amount of the blank fields I don't use.
> Thank you.

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Lely - 10 Feb 2006 14:24 GMT

>Set up the main document as a borderless table (Ctrl+Alt+u) with fixed cell
>dimensions, and arranged so that the "date" field is in the right place.
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>> spacing gets distorted by the amount of the blank fields I don't use.
>> Thank you.

Thank you so much. I had not thought of that. Thank you for your time to
answer. much appreciated. Regards, Lely

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