Complicated Mailmerge question

[Peely]

Hi, I'm trying to create a mailmerge using an excel spreadsheet. Within the
spreadsheet I have primary and secondary records. They are sorted by a code
and an indicator of Primary vs. Secondary. (All records for a code are
grouped together with Primary listed first.) The secondary record can be as
little as no records or as many as 10 records. What I'd like to do is merge
the Primary record into a form in Word, then merge by the Secondary record(s)
in the same form. After the code changes, I want it to move on to the next
form and begin again. Any ideas?

I.e.,
Record 1 - Primary #1
Record 2 - Secondary #1
Record 3 - Secondary #2

Next Page

Record #4 - Primary #2
Record #5 - Secondary #1

Next Page

Record #6 - Primary #3

Next Page

Record #7 - Primary #4
Record #8 - Secondary #1
Record #9 - Secondary #2
Record #10 - Secondary #3
Record #11 - Secondary #4

Next Page

(Etc.)

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

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://www.knowhow.com/Guides/CompoundMerges/CompoundMerge.htm


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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Peely]

Hi Doug - thanks for the reply. I really think this article could help me if
it provided the steps using Word 2003. The steps listed in the article seem
to be from an earlier version and I am unable to replicate them. Any ideas??
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Or take a look at the following Knowledge Base Article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;211303
or at:
http://www.knowhow.com/Guides/CompoundMerges/CompoundMerge.htm