Data Merge Manager

[Carl L Cooper]

How do I prevent the Data Merge Manager from appearing whenever I open a
particular Word file that contains hyperlinks and fields?

Thanks,

Carl

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Hi Carl:

You would need to find and remove the MERGEFIELD from the document.

See "About merge fields" in the Word Help for more.

Cheers

How do I prevent the Data Merge Manager from appearing whenever I open a
particular Word file that contains hyperlinks and fields?

Thanks,

Carl

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Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Jim Gordon]

Hi Carl,

Word intentionally turns the Data Merge Manager on automatically to let
you know that you have opened a document that has merge fields in it.

As John points out, you can remove the MERGEFIELD Word Field Code from
the document and then the Data Merge Manger will not appear.

I think your question is whether or not there is a setting some place so
that you are not bothered by the Data Merge Manager's appearance because
you already know or don't care about whether or not the document is a
Merge document. If this is the case, then I believe that you can not
change this particular behavior.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

 

[Shawn Larson]

Carl,

Actually, a document can contain MERGEFIELDS and the Data Merge Manger not
appear automatically. To prevent the Data Merge Manager from displaying you
need to 'restore' the document back to a 'normal' document:
- From the Data Merge Manager
- Main Document section
- Click 'Create', then 'Restore to Normal Word Document'
- Click 'Restore' on the alert

Shawn Larson
Mac Word Test
Microsoft

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Thanks Shawn:

Damn! I forgot that one

I hate mail merge....

Cheers

Carl,

Actually, a document can contain MERGEFIELDS and the Data Merge Manger not
appear automatically. To prevent the Data Merge Manager from displaying you
need to 'restore' the document back to a 'normal' document:
- From the Data Merge Manager
- Main Document section
- Click 'Create', then 'Restore to Normal Word Document'
- Click 'Restore' on the alert

Shawn Larson
Mac Word Test
Microsoft

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Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Jim Gordon]

Thanks, Shawn.

I forgot about that, too.

-Jim

Carl,

Actually, a document can contain MERGEFIELDS and the Data Merge Manger not
appear automatically. To prevent the Data Merge Manager from displaying you
need to 'restore' the document back to a 'normal' document:
- From the Data Merge Manager
- Main Document section
- Click 'Create', then 'Restore to Normal Word Document'
- Click 'Restore' on the alert

Shawn Larson
Mac Word Test
Microsoft

 

[Carl L Cooper]

Problem solved! Thanks, All.

-- Carl

Thanks, Shawn.

I forgot about that, too.

-Jim