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I'm simultaneously trying to transition to oldest computer (Win98) to my
newest computer (WinXP pro), and from Office95 to Office97. I've
procrastinated on making the transition because I've never been able to

I am trying to create a mail merge, and once it is displayed it shows the same information in all of the fields can you please help me so that each line will have different information

Mail Merge fails to launch in Word 2002.  I click on TOOLS

happens.  Any ideas?

I've used Word 2000 for many email merges with Execel and Outlook Express with no problems.  In the 2002 version, the email merge and fax options are unavailable.  Is there a new configuration I am unaware of?

Here is what I am trying to accomplish:  I have 5 identical documents, one of which I have designated as a "master" or "control" document.  I would like to be able to update the "master document" and have those changes reflect in the other four (4) documents without having to ...

Is there a way to merge only a part of an excel column (2
characters at the left of the column) only without
creating a new column?

I am trying to print 400 mail labels from a data base.  I have selected all 400 from the db, and they show up when I review my data, buy only the first page of names show up on the lables and that is all I can get to print.  Even when I go into print preview there is only one ...

I have a employee list with names and date of hire, the
hire dates in Excel appear as April 13, 2003 etc.  When
merged they appear as a date 04/13/2003eg. I want the
text to appear DEcember ,April whatever, can you help

I am using Word 2000 in Office.  When I click on mail merge I get the option to click document type or options and when I click them, nothing happens.  I just return to the main document

I know how to put the create date or system date on the word doc. But is
there a way to show the date + 15 days.
Thanks

I have produced a table for merging data values into a
word document, there are Nine fields which I have used
MERGEFIELD Field Name \# "0.00"}
This works fine for all eight columns except in one

I am doing a mail merge for a list of about 160 names, which are held in an Excel spreadsheet. I have Title, FirstName, Lastname, Address etc, etc. The merge itself works fine. But when a person is called Sir, rather than Mr, then the letter types "Dear Sir Smith". I dont like ...

I am having problems maintaining the international date
format in a mail merge. In my Excel database the entries
are in UK format but when I merge them into a Word
document the formatting is changed to US. I can't find

I have an application which prepares the datasource file
for me and allows me to download the same on to my
desktop. When I download this file and save it on my PC,
it is always saving the file in unicode format which is

I have a very large mail merge document and only want to re-print the 1st an 2nd page of each letter, Word will not allow me to do that.  I tried putting in S49 for the section, but it prints the entire section (which I don't want).  I tried printing out the pg number, but that ...