I'm trying to use excel as my data file & word as the formatted front end.
The excel file has many worksheets. Perhaps mail merge isn't the right tool,
but linking doesn't seem to allow me to select the specific fields from each
worksheet either. Suggestions?

I want to type a novel in Word that is formatted for printing with correct
page numbering and front/back text on one page.

I dont want a   Section Break (Next Page)
after each mail merge.   I tried filling up a page, with multiple items,
using <next Record>, but always after the last item, it generate the Section
Break.

ok so go ahead KISS (for me) 1-2-3-
mAke My DaY!

Is there any way to embed the SQL Server connection information right
into a Word document? I'd like to be able to e-mail the document to
others within the organization without having to navigate them through
the process of creating a data source. (They all have access to the SQL

In the past I used Crystal reports to create a mailing and then
delivered pdf output to my customer.  It works okay, but I thought I
could take myself out of the picture if I setup a Word merge for them
to run instead.

I am trying to pull a picture stored in access and insert it in my doccument.
Each house we visit has its own info and picture that I merge to a form
letter to send to my clients.  I found that word 2003 can not deal with the
data type that the picture is stored.  Does the newer ...

I am using Excel & Word 2003. I have tried to format the merge fields in my
document without success. For example, I want the date to read 1 December
2007.  After I press Alt+F9, my 'date' field is as follows : { MERGEFIELD
"Date1" } so I changed it to read { MERGEFIELD "Date1" ...

The Current Document includes a paragraph above where I want the directory
list placed.
Using the Mail merge Wizard I opt for a Directory
Selected recipients sucessfully - all rows in excel workbook are checked.

I am trying to use mailmerge (Word/Excel) to create an auction catalog.  It
works great EXCEPT for the longer descriptions which get cut off after so
many characters.  Is there a way I can merge the WHOLE description?  If not I
can go through and copy/paste the descriptions but ...

Good morning -
We recently upgraded our office to Office 2007. So far, so good - but
for one thing. We use mail merge for a number of customer letters. In
previous versions of Word, we could tell it we wanted to create a new

I am getting this error code '5535' while running a vb macro to do a mail
merge in word 2007, I don't get it when I run the same macro through word
2002(xp) or 2000
can any one explain what this error code means

I'm trying to import a text file created using the Progress Report
Builder into a Word 2003 mail merge document.  I've done this without
any problem before but because each record in this text file has
between four and ten lines each ending with a carriage return

not familar. is it possible to have word check an entry in excel say A:1 if  
x in cell merge data specified in that row. if blank skip the row. without
feeding paper when skipping rows. one post said you would get blank sheets
when doing a similar execution. Have not done merge ...

I am trying to do a MailMerge using a Word HTML document which includes some
JPGs.  I create links to the Pictures on the WEB and the source document does
show the HTTP address in teh INCLUDEPICTURE field.  
However, after the MailMerge executed, and if I look at the source of the ...