2 per page direct mail post card set up

[mmullin]

I've successfully created my data list and the post card template in
Publisher 2007 so that two post cards are printed per page on an 8.5x11 piece
of paper in portrait orientation. Two front sides of the post cards are
printed on one side of the paper and then two back sides are printed on the
back side of the paper. That's all good.

My problem is that the merge is pulling in the SAME record for each piece of
paper instead of for each post card. Therefore I get two cards addressed to
Mr. Smith on each page of paper that's printed.

There must be a way to get the merge to send one contact record to the top
half of the page and another contact record to the bottom half of the page so
that I get two recipients onto each piece of paper. Any suggestions would be
appreciated.

Mike

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Are you actually printing it and getting that result or are you looking at a
print preview?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[mmullin]

JoAnn, I'm looking at the preview.

Are you actually printing it and getting that result or are you looking at a
print preview?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I've successfully created my data list and the post card template in
Publisher 2007 so that two post cards are printed per page on an 8.5x11
piece
of paper in portrait orientation. Two front sides of the post cards are
printed on one side of the paper and then two back sides are printed on
the
back side of the paper. That's all good.

My problem is that the merge is pulling in the SAME record for each piece
of
paper instead of for each post card. Therefore I get two cards addressed
to
Mr. Smith on each page of paper that's printed.

There must be a way to get the merge to send one contact record to the top
half of the page and another contact record to the bottom half of the page
so
that I get two recipients onto each piece of paper. Any suggestions would
be
appreciated.

Mike

 

[Mary Sauer]

You can only have one card on your screen when you do a merge. When you are
ready to PRINT MERGE from file, be certain you check multiple pages per sheet or
you will have the same name twice on the same page.
Help here

Create a mail merge
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP012330501033.aspx

 

[Jeff]

Mary:

I've seen your response to this issue in several places and it's not working
for me. I see the duplicate entries in print preview, but when I print the
2-up postcards they still repeat each person twice on the page before going
to the next record (Publisher 2003 merging with my Outlook contacts folder).

Jeff Guykema
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Mary Sauer]

Jeff, Do you have only one card on your screen?