Where do you specify the location of the header record in Word 2002 when
doing a mail merge?  It seems to ASSUME that it is the first record in your
data file - and does not appear to allow you to specify a separate file as
the header record.

Whenever I use More items to enter individual merge fields (instead of using the Address block, for example) and then hit the spacebar, instead of getting a space, the merge field repeats itself.  The only way I can figure out to get spaces between fields is to select More items, ...

Letter mail merge word97 is fine but wordxp is the pits.
1) The number data in xp is unformateded e.g. 20 number beyond the
decimal pointe when the data source (access or excel) is formated for 2
decimal points. Works fine in 97 but cannot run 97 and xp on same

I get the following property: thisdocument.MailMerge.DataSource.Type =
wdMergeInfoFromODSO.  I can't find any documentation on the value of
wdMergeInfoFromODSO on MSDN.  Can someone provide a definition of this
value?  What is ODSO?

how to avoid the opening of the "select data source"
window when opening a document previously saved with data
source link (VFP table) ?

I wish to export an Access 2002 report to Microsoft Word,
but include index entries (XE fields). Does anyone know
the character sequences for the {,} field delimeters?
Thanks!

Sorry for my english.
When I execute this code, MailMergeBeforeMerge Event isn?t executed
but if I merge document directly in word MailMergeBeforeMerge Event i
recognize. Why????????

I am doing a Mail Merge with VBA, and wanted to print a bit of text at the
top of every page.
I put the text in the header before merging, but that "pushed" the label
table down, so the last row of labels was on the next page.  This happened

I have Office 2000 and need to see if 2003 can solve this
problem. I have a data set (currently in Access) that I'd
like to merge with a gif or jpg. The gif or jpg is
embedded in Access. I can create a mailmerge (workaround)

I am using Word 2000 and no Electronic Mail option
appears in the Merge To list. The help file says it
should be there. There is an email button on the toolbar,
so  I know that Word recognizes my Outlook Express/email

Word 200
Nominally Word's default is to suppresss blank fields but I have to acknowledge that the field is blank MANY clicks before Word finally accepts that I'm not asleep
I can't find anything in the "fix" list of SP1 or 2 that says this issue is resolved or even exists. Has ...

Is there any way to use the Word 2000 (XP) barcode field
to create a Postnet barcode that uses a mail merge field
from ACT 6.0?
I have created a word template of a #10 envelope that

In my Tool Bar I have Mail Mege listed over 40 times. I
used Mail Merge once and never again.
How do I remove all the Mail Merge listings in the Tool
menu in Word??

How is an ODC file made?  What are the steps and from what
program is it made?

When I do a mailmerge from my outlook contcats I receive
error "Operation Could Not Be Completed Because of Dialog
or Database Engine Failure"
I found an article on microsoft website 322215 but the