MailMerge with images

[Zakary]

Hi!
I've problem with the mail merge.
I' trying to place a image within my document

with this merge key
{INCLUEPICTURE {MERGEFIELD "Custom_Signature_2"} \* MERGEFORMAT}

but as soon as I save my merge template document, the field {MERGEFIELD
"Custom_Signature_2"} is automatically replace with is value {INCLUEPICTURE
{MERGEFIELD "../../../hdufort/Projets/ImageTest/3.jpg" } \* MERGEFORMAT}. And
when a run he merge, all record point to the same image.

If Ia hit F9, or Alt F9, picture are not updated.
Pleae help!
I use Word 2003 SP1 (11.6359.6360 )

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See the "Graphics from data base" item under the "Special merges" section of
fellow MVP Cindy Meister's website at

http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MergFram.htm


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[Graham Mayor]

Tools > Options > General > Web Options > Files > Uncheck 'update links on
save'.
Then see http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_graphics.htm

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[Zakary]

Thank for the Web Option, it's good to know. But, the problem still.

F9 Key didn't update the images, all record display the same image, but I
really see the correct file path when I press ATL-F9 to show the merge key,
in the resulting merge document.

Any idea??

Thanks for your time.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Did you use Ctrl+A (Select all) and then F9? Sometimes F9 twice may be
required - once to update the path and filename for the picture and a second
time to display the picture.

After doing that , if you use Alt+F9, is a different filename displayed in
the location where each picture appears?

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Graham Mayor]

Did you select all the merged document (CTRL+A) before pressing F9?

Try using the macro at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm to update
the fields. If the toggled field shows the correct path then updating the
field should show the picture associated with that path.

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