How do I print a Word merge, data file in columnar form in Word 20

[mj]

I have a data file used for merging in Word 2003 test data.mdb. What's the
easiest way to get it in a columnar format in a Word document?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Use a Directory type mailmerge main document in which you have the
mergefields in the cells of a one row table. When you execute that merge to
a new document it will contain a row of data for each record in the data
source.

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[mj]

Is there any way to just view the data file? It opens in Excel but I can
just open the data file in Word 2003.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

From the View menu, select Toolbars and then check the Mail Merge toolbar.
The third button from the left hand end of that toolbar will let you view
the datasource.

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Hope this helps.

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[mj]

Thanks for the reply...I should of clarified...I need to print this list, as
well. I wanted to do this in Word but since the data merge file is an
Access file...I can't find a way for Word to let me view it and print it from
Word without setting of a main document, etc. or I found a Merge Helper
button and the data is eventually put into a table.