Data Merge problems in Word:mac

[Kerry]

I seem to have lost the Data Merge Manager palette. I click on Tools
and then on Data Merge Manager, at which point the palette has always
popped up and I proceed with no problem. Now it won't appear at all and
I don't know how to find it, or even how to access the functions in a
roundabout way. Does anyone know why this is or how to fix it? Have I
accidentally removed something from my preferences...?

 

[JE McGimpsey]

I seem to have lost the Data Merge Manager palette. I click on Tools
and then on Data Merge Manager, at which point the palette has always
popped up and I proceed with no problem. Now it won't appear at all and
I don't know how to find it, or even how to access the functions in a
roundabout way. Does anyone know why this is or how to fix it? Have I
accidentally removed something from my preferences...?

AFAIK, you can't remove anything from preferences that affects the DMM.

I'd try this:

1) Type OPT-F11 to enter the Visual Basic Editor.
2) Type CMD-G to open the Immediate Window
3) Paste (or type) each of the following into the Immediate Window, each
followed by pressing Return:

Commandbars("Data Merge Manager").Enabled = True

Commandbars("Data Merge Manager").Reset

Commandbars("Data Merge Manager").Top = 100

Commandbars("Data Merge Manager").Left = 100

Commandbars("Data Merge Manager").Visible = True

Type OPT-F11 to return to Word. The DMM palette should be over the upper
left part of your document.

If that doesn't work, try the general troubleshooting methods here:

http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/TroubleshootingIndex.htm

 

[Kerry]

Thank you SOOOO MUCH!!! That worked!! I've tried so many others'
suggestions and none of them made a lick of difference. This one seemed
a bit intimidating to me but it was actually easy and it worked, and
thank you thank you thank you!!!!

Kerry