How do I mail merge data to a table in Word?

[woodworm]

In Word 2002 I could develop a data source with many fields and then mail
merge to a table in Word. In Word 2003 I can no longer do that. If it is
possible to mail merge to a table in Word 2003, where get I get instructions?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

In Word 2003, you would do it in exactly the same way as you did it in Word
2002. The mail merge process in those two versions of Word is identical.

In both cases, you use a directory type mail merge main document in which
you have a single row table with the merge fields in the cells of that
table. When you execute the merge to a new document, that document will
contain a table with a row of data for each record in the data source.

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[woodworm]

I made a mistake; it is Word 2000 that works, but have trouble with Word
2003. Where can I find step by step instructions? Couldn't find them in the
Help section.
woodworm

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

From the Tools menu, select Customize and then on the Commands tab of the
Customize dialog, select the All Commands category and scroll down through
the list of commands until you come to the Mail Merge Helper item and then
left click and drag that onto a toolbar or the expanded Tools menu. You
will then be able to use the Mail Merge Helper in the same way that you did
in Word 2000.

There is really no difference however apart from the fact that what used to
be called a catalog type mail merge (which I assume is what you were using)
is now called a directory type mail merge.

Another thing that you can do instead of using the dumb wizard in Word 2003
is to select Toolbars from the View menu and then check the Mail Merge item
so that the Mail Merge toolbar is displayed. I contains buttons that will
allow you to perform the complete merge process.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP