MAIL MERGE SELECT RECIPIENTS DATA SCRAMBLED

[Walleye]

Ok,

Working in Word XP, Mail Merge... set to access XP db for data... all goes well till I go to "Select Recipients" to choose what records I want merged. When the wizard pops up and shows the check boxes for who to include or not include, the table (bd) data shown for the sorting (under headers) is scrambled.

In the name field maybe part of the address, in the description filed maybe part fo some other fields...

So when I want to sort or select recipients by a certain header (field) I cant tell what is what since the data in the colums is from other foelds and is in the wrong place.

So in short when I go to select recipients, the data that it shows in the popup is not lined up in the correct colums... its scrambled like the word doc and the dbase arent in sync...

Im pretty desperate, so if you can help please do !!!!

Bob


What Ive tried:

Repair DB
Reinstall office
100% patched
exported to Xcel then imported to access again
redid the document from scratch

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Under Tools>Options>General, check the "Confirm conversion at Open" and try
a different connection method.

You'll probably find it easier to use the mailmerge toolbar (View>Toolbars)
than the Wizard.

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Ok,

Working in Word XP, Mail Merge... set to access XP db for data... all

goes well till I go to "Select Recipients" to choose what records I want
merged. When the wizard pops up and shows the check boxes for who to
include or not include, the table (bd) data shown for the sorting (under
headers) is scrambled.

In the name field maybe part of the address, in the description filed

maybe part fo some other fields...

So when I want to sort or select recipients by a certain header (field) I

cant tell what is what since the data in the colums is from other foelds and
is in the wrong place.

So in short when I go to select recipients, the data that it shows in the

popup is not lined up in the correct colums... its scrambled like the word
doc and the dbase arent in sync...