How do I mail merge a form template?

[Ryan]

I am trying to create an online form that I can send out by email that will
contain contact data from our office database and allow the recipient to
electronically enter updated contact information. So I created a form
template, with form fields as well as mail merge fields. However, after I
merge the data from my datasource into the merge fields, the form fields
revert to unshaded text "°°°°°." I tried protecting the form before merging,
but that prevents any data from being merged. I skimmed the help section for
the Ask and FillIn features which I've never used, but it seemed like there
should be a simple way of preventing mail merge from removing the form fields.

Thank you for your assistance, Ryan

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Unlhbg==?=,

I am trying to create an online form that I can send out by email that will
contain contact data from our office database and allow the recipient to
electronically enter updated contact information. So I created a form
template, with form fields as well as mail merge fields. However, after I
merge the data from my datasource into the merge fields, the form fields
revert to unshaded text "°°°°°."

See
WD2000: Text Form Fields Are Not Retained During Mail Merge
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=211308

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

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