Error: Mail merge not completed....doesnot contain mail merge fiel

[Abhishek Dadu]

Hello,

I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail merge main
document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed as becasue the
document does not contain mail merge fields"

I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and also
created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field "email" in the
first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second (right) cell of the
table.

Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming you want
all records to be merged.

Thanks, Abhishek.

 

[Peter Jamieson]

If you are getting that message, then what you think are mail merge
fields are probably not mail merge fields!

Try entering them like this:
a. Delete whatever is in cell 1 of your table.
b. Put the insertion point in cell 1.
c. press ctrl-F9 to enter a pair of the special field code braces {}
(you cannot just type these on the keyboard)
d. put the insertion point between the {}
e. type MERGEFIELD email

so you end up with
{ MERGEFIELD email }

f. do the same in cell 2 except use the name "file" instead of "email"

Then try the directory merge again.


Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

 

[Graham Mayor]

Or insert the fields from the mailings ribbon > Insert Mergefield
See http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm

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[Abhishek Dadu]

Dear Peter,

Wishes for a Happy New Year 2009.

Thanks, your help did solve me problem.

Best Regards, Abhishek.