Editing an Excel DataSource

[Sue Hughes]

During the Mail Merge Wizard Process I have the option to 'Edit Recipient
List'. Yet when I click that link, the Edit button is dimmed. Why can I use
Word's Data Source Edit feature with a Word Data Source but not with an Excel
Data Source.
Don't tell me Microsoft can't integrate Word and Excel here!

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

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During the Mail Merge Wizard Process I have the option to 'Edit Recipient
List'. Yet when I click that link, the Edit button is dimmed. Why can I use
Word's Data Source Edit feature with a Word Data Source but not with an Excel
Data Source.
Don't tell me Microsoft can't integrate Word and Excel here!

Word has always only been able to "edit" its own, native data source. Through
Word 2000 this was a Word table. From Word 2002 on it's been a special type of
*.mdb file.

So, no, Word can't edit other files or file formats within the mail merge
feature.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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