maximum number of columns in Word for Mail Merge

[EllenF]

I have a document in which I cannot add additional fields because of an error
message which says I have reached the maximum number of columns for a Mail
Merge. I didn't know there was a maximum, and I can't seem to find it in the
Help screens. Can anyone tell me the maximum in Word, and whether I can
exceed that if I switch to Excel as my data source?

 

[Doug Robbins]

Depending on the version, the maximum number of columns for a Word table is
31 or 64, the latter with XP and 2003. With Excel or Access, it's 255 or
256. If that's not enough, you can use a comma delimited text file.

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[scw-tzg]

And is there any maximum number of columns
when using a comma delimited text file?

 

[Doug Robbins]

Not for a masochist. How many do you need?

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