Mail Merge- problem getting data from MS Access

[Bill at TOTE]

I'm using MS Word 2002 with an XP Operating System and MS Access 2002. My problem is that my recipient list in WORD is empty even though it shows all the proper field names from my Access query. I have matched the Access field names to the merge fields in the Word document. I have not filtered out any data in the recipient list dialogue box. Can anyone figure this out? Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

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I'm using MS Word 2002 with an XP Operating System and MS Access 2002. My problem is that

my recipient list in WORD is empty even though it shows all the proper field names from my
Access query. I have matched the Access field names to the merge fields in the Word
document. I have not filtered out any data in the recipient list dialogue box. Can anyone
figure this out?If you
- display the mail merge toolbar
- start a new merge, in a new document, linking to your database
- then insert the mergefields directly (don't do any "mapping" or try the address block,
nothing like that)
- and click on the "ABC" button in the mail merge toolbar

do you see the fields' content in the merge fields you inserted?

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

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[marypal]

I'm having the same problem - been driving me crazy for several days. Some
queries work fine, some don't. What is the "ABC" button? I don't see
anything like that on the Mailmerge toolbar.

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you look at the illustration of the mailmerge toolbar at
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm the <<ABC>> button
is fourth from the right. Ther article generally may help with your merge
problems.

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