I need to create a merged roster using two columns

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NancieT - 27 Jun 2006 20:46 GMT

I need to create a roster of names, address etc. in a Word document with a
centered heading at the top of the page, then underneath the heading, two
columns of merged data creating a roster. I am well versed on doing a merge
but I am not sure of the formatting to use to accomplish this.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 27 Jun 2006 21:21 GMT

You use a catalog/directory-type merge to a mail merge main document set up
in two newspaper-style columns. The single-column centered heading must be
either (a) placed in the document header or (b) added to the merged document
after the merge is completed; otherwise it will be repeated for every
record.

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> I need to create a roster of names, address etc. in a Word document with a
> centered heading at the top of the page, then underneath the heading, two
> columns of merged data creating a roster. I am well versed on doing a merge
> but I am not sure of the formatting to use to accomplish this.

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NancieT - 28 Jun 2006 01:47 GMT

Thank you so much Suzanne,
that is exactly what I needed. I have never used the directory format and
had no clue as to it's use.

> You use a catalog/directory-type merge to a mail merge main document set up
> in two newspaper-style columns. The single-column centered heading must be
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> merge
> > but I am not sure of the formatting to use to accomplish this.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 28 Jun 2006 04:00 GMT

Glad that works for you. I do this sort of thing routinely for single-page
phone lists and the like.

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> Thank you so much Suzanne,
> that is exactly what I needed. I have never used the directory format and
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> > merge
> > > but I am not sure of the formatting to use to accomplish this.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 27 Jun 2006 21:27 GMT

Probably the centred heading in the page header (the first page header if
you only want it to appear on the first page) of a directory type mail merge
main document with your fields arranged in the cells of a one row two,
column table

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>I need to create a roster of names, address etc. in a Word document with a
> centered heading at the top of the page, then underneath the heading, two
> columns of merged data creating a roster. I am well versed on doing a
> merge
> but I am not sure of the formatting to use to accomplish this.

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