I've been doing mail merge for over 25 years.  I understand using Excel as a
secondary file.
We've had nothing but problems since upgrading to 2003.  The sql feature, of
word changing the formatting of how time and dates from excel to the merged

When automating the merge of a doc via VS.NET, I am loosing the data
connection with in the doc and thus getting erroneous results.  Has anyone
seen this behavior or know where to point me?
Here is a simplified call to the doc:

I have created a mailing labels document and want to merge it with my contact
addresses. The merge works perfectly - for the first two addresses! The other
contacts do not get merged. I use the field <next record>. I have tested the
contact addresses for problems and they are OK. ...

When trying to open a Word 2003 mail merge document on the second PC, the
Data Link Properties dialog box opens and the database name still specifies
the first user. Browsing to choose a copy on the current PC shows no .mdb
files, but using "all files" the source appears to be ...

Can I fax a word document without the help of Fax Machine?  I have net
connection. I have heard that faxing is possible with net connection but
should have a Symantec Fax Starter Edition loaded as printer.  In my PC it is
not showing in Printer name dropdown list. Is there any ...

Two machines, both Office 2003, Windows XP sitting right next to each other
on the same network.  You do the same mail merge from inside the same Access
application from both.  One gives an error message "This method or property
is not available because the document is not a mail ...

I set up my dialing properties on my fax to go to my calling card, but my fax
still dials the fax number of the recipient instead of the calling card
number. I set it up to dial the access number for the calling first, but it
just keeps dialing the fax recipient number first.

Word 2003 Mailmerge, Pane 4 of the help: add address block from Excel data
source. Source has following columns: first name, last name, job title,
company, address 1, address 2, city, state, zip, country.   Pre-formated
"address block" won't allow me to add the "job title" as 2nd ...

how can I create a return address label with my own picture inserted?
I am using Avery 8160 template.

Folks, I'm tearing my hair out trying to find out WHY this
VBA code doesn't merge data into a Word 2003 template! The
code is used in an Access 2002 database. The variables are
fine.  It creates an active document from a template but

Can anyone help me?
We are getting errors when we try to do a mail merge in Word 2003 SP1
with an ASCII file generated in a custom database.
The only field that is giving the problem is the name field, which is

I am attempting to create a macro that takes in a user input and uses
that input in a query in MS Query, which in turn uses the produced data
as the data source for a mail merge. However, when recording a macro,
it seems as if it does not record actions performed in MS Query. I

I have merged an Excel spreadsheet, and in Word the date format has changed
to mm/dd/yyyy, instead of dd/mm/yyyy (I'm from NZ).  Also, in the same merge
document the numbers have changed from one decimal place in the Excel
spreadsheet, to up to 10 decimal places in the Word ...

I am using Office 2003 - when I merge with an Excel database, and then go to
the Mail Merge Recipients to edit it, the Edit button is greyed out.  Am I
missing something?
Any advice appreciated.

I have a word document with a link to a ms access table, but every time I
enter the document gives a message that says if I want to open the sql
command.
How can I make that the message stops and don't show every time?