Mail Merge stops at 255 Characters

[Tim]

I have browsed and searched...
In Office 2007, merging Excel values into Word, is there any way to ensure
cells with more than 255 characters are trnasferred in their entirety?
Ta

 

[CyberTaz]

I believe there is, but I'm not sure it's exactly the same in PC Word as it
is in Mac Word - this is the newsgroup for the latter. If you follow the
link below you'll find the correct group - there is one dedicated to mail
merge issues:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

 

[Peter Jamieson]

Have a look at http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0003.htm and see if any of the
suggestions in there works for you. (Unfortunately there is no single
solution for this problem).

 

[Clive Huggan]

That's an impressive exposition of problems using an Excel Workbook as a
data source for a Word mailmerge, Peter!

(Did you know that on your home page you still have: "There aren't any tips
here yet. But there will eventually be a full catalogue of tips"?)

Cheers,

Clive
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[Tim]

Thanks good people. I shall continue to search.

That's an impressive exposition of problems using an Excel Workbook as a
data source for a Word mailmerge, Peter!

(Did you know that on your home page you still have: "There aren't any tips
here yet. But there will eventually be a full catalogue of tips"?)

Cheers,

Clive
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[Jim Gordon MVP]

Peter,

Thank you for this terrific list. May I link to it from my web site?

-Jim

Have a look at http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0003.htm and see if any of the
suggestions in there works for you. (Unfortunately there is no single
solution for this problem).

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info

 

[Peter Jamieson]

Jim,

Sure - apologies for the very late response!

 

[Peter Jamieson]

(Did you know that on your home page you still have: "There aren't any

tips
here yet. But there will eventually be a full catalogue of tips"?)

No, I'd forgotten, so thanks for the reminder. Unfortunately I am probably
about to forget again

 

[Clive Huggan]

No, I'd forgotten, so thanks for the reminder. Unfortunately I am probably
about to forget again

You're among friends, er ... Peter. ;-)

Clive
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