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OU_MartynF - 15 Mar 2006 16:49 GMT

I am using the {SECTIONPAGES} filed in a merge document with Word 2003.

If I merge the document straight to the printer everyhting is fine.
However, if I merge to a new document then the numbering appears out of
sequence.

I have tried updating all fields manually before I perform the merge but the
same thing happens.

Is there a way to force an update of fields automatically before merging to
a new document similar to merging to a printer ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Martyn

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 15 Mar 2006 20:12 GMT

Have you tried doing a Print Preview, Close on the document created by
executing the merge?

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OU_MartynF - 16 Mar 2006 10:56 GMT

Hi Doug,

Thanks for your response.

I have tried this and it does change (refresh) the values but unfortunatley
it still does not create the correctly sequenced numbers.

Thanks

Martyn

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 16 Mar 2006 20:11 GMT

What is wrong about the sequencing of the numbers?

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OU_MartynF - 17 Mar 2006 10:35 GMT

It's quite difficult to explain but I'll try.

If we take a 6 page document double sided we are putting the following on
every second page :-

1 of 3
2 of 3
3 of 3

When we merge this to a new document we will get :-

1 of 3
2 of 3
3 of 2

When we then do a print preview and close we get :-

1 of 1
2 of 3
3 of 2

If we do a second print preview and close we get :-

1 of 3
2 of 3
3 of 2

I hope this makes sense !

Thanks for your help

Martyn

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 18 Mar 2006 13:04 GMT

If you want to send me the mailmerge main document, I will take a look at it
and try and see what is happening.

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