I have an excel sheet that has numbers calculated on it and I'm bringing
those numbers into a word doc by using a mail merge. Does anyone know how to
make the numbers have the correct formatting (i.e. $12,876.00) once it merges?
Or can you tell me how to change the formatting ...

Hi - Can anyone verify that there is a known glitch in current Word 2007
which does not allow edit of a data source while merging the data source
using the mail merge wizard?  I'm experiencing what I think is a glitch.  
When I start a mail merge using the mail merge wizard, I use ...

Suddenly happened - if I open the main pleading, I can see the ruled and
numbered setup of pleading.  But they disappear after the merge.  The only
way I have found to get them back is to go to View/Header Footer, then they
appear back again.

I am merging a .txt file to Word. It has some fields that are rather large

limitations on input?

I have old wordperfect merge documents in which I need to convert to WORD but
am having trouble finding the correct commands to do so.  Can anyone help or
steer me to documentation that can help with .
I have a conditional statement that looks at a data field to determine which

I have the new microsoft 2007.  How do I add a recipient to my list?

We have used automation to create documents via word mailmerge from our
access db. We can just press a button and as long as all our dbs and files
are in place, it works great! Except for our records that need to have
multiple recipients for one letter, multiple student awards ...

I want a merge to add an "&" if I have two names and/or not leave a blank
field if there aren't two names.

I'm using Microsoft office 2003.
In Excel, I have a column of dates which are formatted as UK ones (e.g. 2nd
July: 02/07/2007) but when this column is mail-merged into Word it's coming
out with the month first (e.g. 07/02/2007).

Hi.  I have inquired about this before and I still don't know if this is
possible.
I want to do an email merge and instead of sending a message I want to send
a task item.

I am using word 2003. I have a MM document with about 10 merge fields created
as word table (6 for address and 4 for Mail ID phones etc which will not be
in the letter for used for other purposes). For some records one/two fields
are blank.  Say mail_ID or Home phone.  I want to ...

How do I set the envelope template I've created as the default?

Most of the zips are just 5-dig, a handful are 5-4 with one Canadian.  The
5-4 & Canadian display as 0 in the merge.
Data resides in .xls file, column is called "PostalCode", the code in word
is simply { MERGEFIELD  PostalCode }.  I've tried formatting it the column as

fIn one of those the-broken-appliance-always-works-for-the-repairman moments,
Word has started behaving itself since I started writing this post.  However,
I'll finish it anyway in the hope someone can shed a little light for next
time...

I'm using Office 2003.
I have an Excel file that I use to create nametags for activities for my
students.  I know how to use the Mail Merge feature in Word.  Let's say,
though, that I have four graphics to use on the nametags:  the stars, the