I would like to make merged Christmas Card address labels with a graphic. I
have done a google search and read several MVP write-ups but I am confused
about the process. Can I insert a graphic on an address label and merge it
with my address list? If so, how? I am using word 97 ...

I have an Excel spreadsheet which I use for date input, I then import this
into Access database. Now I am trying to merge certain query info into a Word
document. However, the date format comes in as the US type (mm/dd/yyyy). I
have checked that it is in long date format in both ...

I am trying to mail merge but every time I go to get data and identify where
the file name, I get a message saying 'Word could not parse your query
options into a valid SQL string'. This is driving me loopy please can you
help?

A colleague has helped me to produce a mailmerge by linking a word 2003
document to a spreadsheet.  Fields from a column in the spreadsheet can
be inserted into the document.  However, I would ideally like to insert
a field into the subject line when the document is emailed to all ...

Does anyone know why this will not work?
Word 2000
{ INCLUDEPICTURE "F:\\MYFOLDER\\MyPicture.jpg"}
I am trying to include a letterhead in a template, but this code does not do

In Office XP Professional, using Excel 2002 spreadsheet as data source for
Word 2002 letter merge worked many times before and now doesn't. The zip code
field changes from 5-9 digits to zero in about 1/3 of the letters. Remaining
2/3 of letters merge correctly. The zip codes that ...

We have a application that initializes a word instance to perform a mail
merge. After the merge while executing the following line
objWordApp.ActiveDocument.SaveAs txtOutputfile.Text
We receive the Error message “Method 'SaveAs' of object '_Document' failed”

I am using Word 2003 to perform a mail merge from values on an Excel 2003
spreadsheet.  For a specific Excel cell that has a value of $0, the merge is
leaving this as a BLANK after the merge is complete.  I would like it to show
a $0.  

I use the same data source for 2 slightly different mail merge documents.  
How can I access the data to edit information while both documents are
opened?  I get an error msg stating the data base engine failed.  I find that
I have to close one of the merged documents in order to ...

The reason I ask is in Word 2000 it automatically brings the data up when the
field is blank.  I am sure there must be a way of setting this in Word 2003
but I cannot find it anywhere.  I don't want to have to put in IF ASK etc
everytime I merge?

I am merging a table from Excel into a Word template I set up.  When I merge
the data, the $ signs and decimals drop off.  How do I get the data to merge
as it is in Excel?

tired to connect a document to an access database and the window only a
shows the tables and one query (the 2 other database queries are not shown)
so i can't connect the doc to the query it needs - is this a bug?

I have merge information and dates from an access database.  When the dates
are inserted it also shows a time.  I only need to show the date.  What do i
have to do to fix this to only show date only.
Regards

Hi:
Using Word 2003
I am printing labels with mail merge data, and wish to have each label have
a picture as a background.  I have tried Format-Background-Watermark and

I'm attempting to create a mail merge document for tent cards (6" w x 7" h).  
On the template, the first and last names on "one" side of the card have to
be rotated (upside down) in order to print correctly.  Word will not let me
rotate the F_Name and L_Name fields.  I can get my ...