Problems migrating Word 97 mailmerge document to Word 2003

[hef2k]

This is driving me buggy, and I hope someone can give me some advice
here so I can finish updating my Alumni directory webpage.

I have for years been creating a directory of names/addresses/phone
numbers from a database in a Word 97 word table. Now I have Word 2003
and cannot get a correct merge using the dang Word 2003 "Wizard".

With Word 97 when I opened my template the Mail Merge toolbar would
appear, and I could easily initiate the merge. I could then set merge
options easily for which fields to use and how to sort the result.
(Usually of course the options and sorting remained the same and I
didn't need to make any changes to the template.)

With Word 2003, none of that seems to work, and I am asked to select
the fields to use by checking a box. This obviously does not work well
with a database of about 800 fields.

Is it possible to access something closer to the Word 97 merge in Word
2003? Am I missing something important here???
Appreciate any help,

-Harry

 

[Graham Mayor]

See http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm which should
help you get back to methods with which you are more familiar.

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[hef2k]

Graham, your web page solved my migration problem and I was able to
complete the directory merge "on familiar ground".

I did notice that each time I use the template to do the merge, I need
to re-enter all the options even though I saved the template after the
options were entered. In the past (Word 97) the options were saved with
the template.

Is there any way to save the merge options in Word 2003