Merge Fill-in fields

[Mary]

I have not done too many merges. For the first time,
today I tried following instructions concerning mail
merge fill-in fields.

I inserted a fill-in field asking, "When is the
interview?"

Since during the merging process the fill-in dialog box
popped up at each record in the database, with nothing
else showing but a blank piece of paper, how am I
supposed to know what entry they're asking about?

There just HAS to be a point somewhere that I missed (not
unusual)!

Also, what's the point in this? Why wouldn't one just
add an interview time to the database and fill in the
times there?

Thanks for your help in clearing up this point.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You _can_ add a time to the database. This is simpler if you know what it is
when you are creating your database. Otherwise, you could include a (name)
mergefield in your fill-in prompt so you know who you are talking about. To
do this, you would need to edit the Fill-In field manually. You can see the
field code by pressing Alt-F9. (Remember to press Alt-F9 again when you are
done editing.)