We use Access 2003 for our database, and Word 2003 for running mail merges.
I have an access database that users pull information from for their mail
merge letters. The problem is that when someone starts going through the mail
merge process, and a different user is adding or ...

A colleague has got a strange problems that's just occurred.
He is using a network database as the source, and when creating a
merge, the "Insert merge fields" option does not bring down the list
of fields.

I have two recipient lists created  in mail merge by two different staff
members  They are in the shared documents folder  How do I merge or combine
these two lists into one so that I can use it for a mailing?

Hi ladies and gentleman.  In theory I though this would be easy but I am
really struggling.  I have an Excel file simlar in format to;
Supplier No         Supplier Name    Order No
S1                        Seton                   1

I have the following code which works great except I get a space between
between the period and the comma. How do I get rid of this.
{ MERGEFIELD YEAR } { MERGEFIELD AUTH1 } { MERGEFIELD AUTH2 \b " ", }
1999    Borthwick, Douglas F. , Chiogioji, Rodney

I am want to use a query defined in access as my data source for mail merge
in word. When I browse the datasources, any queries in my access database
that include a 'group by' don't show up. All other 'select' queries show as
views as expected.

Without writing a VB script, is there a way to do a conditional merge on data
setup in a table like the following:
Name          Session     Type
Jane Doe     Morning     Absent

Ever since we went from Outlook 2002 to Outlook 2003 sp2 we have had sever
performance problems with our mass merge emailings (approx 15,000-20,000
emails). This is on dual processsor Dell with XP pro with high bandwith,
local smtp server (we are a university). Once the merge is ...

I want to insert either an open box or a checked box into a document based on
the value of another merge field.
Something like:
{if {Mergefield Location = "H"}, then {symbol 84 \f"Wingdings

We need to be able to create html mail merges from Word to Outlook 2002 so
that recipients who read only plain text email do not visualize extra Hard
Returns (blank lines) not included in the html text.
For ex, currently what happens is: a single spaced paragraph followed by a

I have a three-page letter in MS Word to merge with 100 MS Excel records to
equal 100 personalized three-page letters. How do I set up the print job on a
printer (high end HP or Ricoh) so that after I have merged the letter and
created a 300 page file, every first page (of the ...

I am merging a mailing list to a Word letter. I will be printing the person's
name followed by their title. How do I set up the IF command to insert a
comma after the person's name if the Title field is not blank? I am using
Word 2003.

I've read up on some other suggestions and the replys either didn't work or
did not actually address the question I asked.
I'm trying to set up a Mail Merge document that can bring in a graphic file
located in a separate location.  The graphic needs to be 'on top of' another

I have recently upgraded from Word 2000 to 2003.  I used to merge data from
Excel to pages of Certification Cards for healthcare.  I did not always have
data in the fields, but needed to maintain the line (as blank) in the
finished product.  In Word 2000 I used the catalog ...

Here's a challenging question.
When merging to email, Word offers the option of merging the document as an
attachment or as email body text. Is there a way of merging the document as
an attachment AND adding some text to the body of the email so as to not to