Merge into a table

[Milco]

I used to be able tyo do this but I must have forgotten a step. I created a
MailMerge document with a 3 col 1 row table. I have inserted the correct
MailMerge fields in the correct cells. When I MaailMerge all I get on one
page is the first record followed by a section break. How do I get all the
records on the same page?

 

[Anne Troy]

You need to have at least "one page full" of the following fields...

First table row: <<mergefield1>> <<mergefield2>> <<mergefield3>>

All subsequent rows: <<next record>> <<mergefield1>> <<next record>>
<<mergefield2>> <<next record>> <<mergefield3>>

So you may just need to insert Next Record fields. Hope it helps!
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~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[Doug Robbins]

The main document type must be a catalog (or in Word XP and later, it's
called directory) type mailmerge main document.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Doug Robbins]

Sorry Anne, that is not the way. A catalog or directory type mailmerge main
document with a one row table containing merge fields will, when the merge
is executed, create a document containing a table with multiple rows on the
page, each row containing the data from a single record.

The only proviso is that the main document contain nothing apart from that
one row table.

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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

 

[Anne Troy]

Thanks, Doug. As you can see, I'm not much of an "everyday" Word user. I
guess I've got a lot more research to do.
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~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[Milco]

BINGO! I was trying to do a shortcxut and forgot to setup the document as a
catalog/directory. Thanks to all who replied.