mail merge in templates

[maggs cameron]

can anyone advise me if it is possible to create a
template, protect it and still run a mail merge.

Have created a template with mail merge fields. But if I
protect it, so that the drop down, fillin fields etc work,
I cannot run a mailmerge, this areas becomes greyed out.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Maggs,

Those two features of Word or not compatible.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Maggs,

can anyone advise me if it is possible to create a
template, protect it and still run a mail merge.

Have created a template with mail merge fields. But if I
protect it, so that the drop down, fillin fields etc work,
I cannot run a mailmerge, this areas becomes greyed out.

You can use a macro to get around the problem, to a certain
extent. 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 Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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