Edit excel file through word mail merge (XP)

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blaeky

Editing the mail merge data source in Word XP only works
when the data source file is a Word file as well.

Editing an excel file that way is not possible. The edit
button is greyed out in a Word XP mail merge file when
data soure is excel.

Heiner
 
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Cindy M -WordMVP-

Hi Blaeky,

Are you looking for help? If yes, what's the question,
please?
Editing the mail merge data source in Word XP only works
when the data source file is a Word file as well.

Editing an excel file that way is not possible. The edit
button is greyed out in a Word XP mail merge file when
data soure is excel.
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Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Sep 30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Perplexed in Colorado

My Open data source is not grayed out, when I select to open data source nothing happens.
 

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