Create Data Source

[Stephen Glynn]

What template does Word use to create the default data source table for
mail merges?

Can I edit it or create another template for Merge to use?

Steve

 

[Graham Mayor]

What have you in mind?
Current versions of Word use a table in a document based on normal.dot.
Older versions create a comma delimited document also based on normal.dot.
The format of the data source document is irrelevant as long as it contains
the required fields.

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[Stephen Glynn]

What have you in mind?
Current versions of Word use a table in a document based on normal.dot.
Older versions create a comma delimited document also based on normal.dot.
The format of the data source document is irrelevant as long as it contains
the required fields.

I'm using Word 2000. The current default table gives me loads of
fields I never use and doesn't contain ones I frequently use. I'd
like to save myself the bother of having to rename various fields when I
use the Create Data Source option.

Steve

 

[Graham Mayor]

Simply create a table with as many columns as you want fields. Name the
fields on the top row and insert the data as appropriately.
Use that table as a data source.

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[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Graham,

Current versions of Word use a table in a document based on normal.dot.

Current versions of Word create Access *.mdb tables. As in Word 2002 and
Word 2003.

Cindy Meister