Adding/deleting Fields in a mail merge data file

[GLENLAW]

I have been using Word's mail merge for years to create
forms with variable such as name, addrss, Incident
number, description, etc. Consequently I have a number of
main documents using several data files, some of which
overlap.

I have upgrades to Office XP. The old data files seem to
be in tact after the upgrade and still merge
satisfactorily.

I wanted to combine some of the data files I have been
using, but cannot figure out how to add or delete fields.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Glen,

The data files that you created in the earlier version would have been saved
as documents containing a table with a column for each merge field. Just
open those documents and add or delete columns to them as required.

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP