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Rich - 08 Mar 2006 16:47 GMT

every time I complete a mail merge the font changes to a different font, how
can I stop this?

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 08 Mar 2006 17:21 GMT

Hi =?Utf-8?B?UmljaA==?=,

> every time I complete a mail merge the font changes to a different font, how
> can I stop this?

The font formatting of the data coming across? Press Alt+F9 to display the
field codes. If you see \* MergeFormat in any of the fields, delete it. Insert
the switch \* CharFormat at the end of all the merge fields. Alt+F9 again to
hide the field codes. Example:

{ Mergefield Name \* CharFormat }

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Rich - 08 Mar 2006 18:44 GMT

Cindy, thanks I looked for that, but there is no mergeformat. It's weird it
only does where I have the address merge. On on it goes to a georgia font,
on the other it goes to arial. Could I maybe post the document somewhere?

> Hi =?Utf-8?B?UmljaA==?=,
>
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Graham Mayor - 09 Mar 2006 07:36 GMT

Simply add the charformat switch to the offending field(s).
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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> Cindy, thanks I looked for that, but there is no mergeformat. It's
> weird it only does where I have the address merge. On on it goes to
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Rich - 08 Mar 2006 19:03 GMT

Nevermind, I see the charformat has to be on the end of all the fields. How
come it doesn't do that automatically? Is there a way to make that the
default setting?

> every time I complete a mail merge the font changes to a different font, how
> can I stop this?

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Graham Mayor - 09 Mar 2006 07:38 GMT

No. You have to add it. You could I guess create an autocorrect for \*c to
\*charformat that would save a few keystrokes.

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> Nevermind, I see the charformat has to be on the end of all the
> fields. How come it doesn't do that automatically? Is there a way
> to make that the default setting?
>
>> every time I complete a mail merge the font changes to a different
>> font, how can I stop this?

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Carmi - 11 May 2006 10:39 GMT

Dear Cindy - just want to thank you for you *charformat post this exactly the
problem I was having with regards to *mergeformat not returing the exact
format I wanted.

Thanks

Carmi

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