Mail merge line on Tools Menu repeats endlessly

[Paul Duckworth]

I have Word 2000, came bundled with Works Suite on Dell
PC. I have never used Mail Merge, but when I access the
Tools Menu, the Mail Merge line repeats multiple times.
Each time I use the Tools menu, the number of lines of
Mail Merge grows. Dell could not help me. I'm stumped.

Any suggestions will be very welcome. Thanks, Paul

 

[Greg Maxey]

Paul,

This is one of the many naughty things the Microsoft Works Suite Add-in for
Word is responsible for. If you're not launching Word from the Works Task
Launcher and don't intend ever to use a Works database or address book as a
data source for a Word mail merge, then you should uninstall the add-in
through Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs. After you've done that, restart
Word, open Tools | Customize, and use the mouse to drag all but one of the
Mail Merge entries off the menu.

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Suzanne Barnhill