Changing data source in the middle of a mailmerge main document

[Kathy Webster]

How do I change the data source during a merge?
I want the first part of the main document to use one data file, and the
second part of the main document to use a different data source.

TIA,
Kathy

 

[Graham Mayor]

You don't. It would have to be two merges using the same merge document.
Simply attach the second data source when you have completed the first one
and merge again.

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Sounds like you are probably trying to perform a "multiple items per
condition (=key field)" mailmerge which Word does not really have the
ability to do:

See the "Group Multiple items for a single condition" item on fellow MVP
Cindy Meister's website at

http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/mergfaq1.htm#DBPic


Or take a look at the following Knowledge Base Article

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;211303

or at:

http://cornell.veplan.net/article.aspx?&a=3815


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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP