Force next page ... table merge

[DianaH]

Word 2002

I've put 4 tables on a page, each table has two columns.
The fields are in the right column of each table (all are
the same). The page layout is columns (2) and I've copied
the table so that you can see two rows each with two
tables. (take a page and divide evenly into 4 - with the
same table in each quadrant). After the last record in
each table, I've inserted "next record" and that is
working just fine. However, I can't get the merge to flow
onto a new page. It wouldn't be a problem if I only had 4
records. Therefore, when I print ... I only get one
page. The merge doesn't flow onto the next page. Adding
a page break isn't the answer.

Help please. If you need more info ... am happy to
provide. Hope I didn't confuse you.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

Have you actually executed the merge to a new document or the printer.
Sounds like you are just viewing the results in the mail merge main
document.

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[DianaH]

Well Doug ... you almost had me. I hadn't done a merge
and was just looking at the results in the mail merge
screen. However, when the merge continues onto the 2nd
page (and, yes it does continue), it skips a record for
some reason. I checked the data source and they are all
selected. There are 4 records per page (several fields
inside a label) but it doesn't merge (or doesn't
display). If I select that record (record 5) to merge, it
does merge. Is there perhaps a different code for the end
of the page? Something isn't quite right. I'm almost
there.

Thanks for the response and for setting me straight on
that the view screen. I should know better. Diana

 

[Peter Jamieson]

You need to remove the final { NEXT } field, because Word moves the next
record each tie it starts reprocessing the mail merge main document from the
beginning (i.e. in your case, after each page of records). (NB, usually
merges have a { NEXT } at the /beginning/ of each segment except the first).

 

[DianaH]

Peter ... that did the trick. Thank you so much for
posting again. I knew it was probably a code, but didn't
think to delete at the end of the page.
Thanks a bunch.