Selecting Random Recipients in Mail Merge = Word 2008 & Excel

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CathyS

Version: 2008 Processor: Intel I have a data source created in Excel. I want to do Mail Merge in Word and need to select only 20 of the 67 families in the data document. On PC is a simple checkbox but this is not happening on the Mac.
 
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CyberTaz

You're right, Mac Word does not have the checkbox method of hand-picking
recipients for a merge. If there's no other common data shared by the
records you want to include, the most common workaround is to add an
additional field to the record source. Simply call it 'Include' or something
similar then put an 'x' or some other character in that field for the
records you want to pick. When you do the merge use the Mail Merge Manager's
Filter to include only those records containing an entry in that field.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
 

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