sending a mail merge document into an existing document

[Lace901]

Word 2003 --

1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing
document and not to a new document.

2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated
with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Better if you explain a bit more exactly what you are trying to achieve.

The answer to 1 is "No"

Re 2 - how many records are you merging? What type of mail merge is it?

You might be able to achieve what you are after with a Directory type mail
merge in which the cover page content was in the First Page header of the
mail merge main document.

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[Peter Jamieson]

1. Is it possible to send the merged document directly into an existing

document and not to a new document.
No.

2. If not, is it possible to have a cover page (page not to be repeated
with the merge) on a document that is going to be merged?

Try using a conditional INCLUDETEXT that is only included for record 1 at
the beginning of your document, e.g. something like

{ IF { MERGESEQ } = 1 "{ INCLUDETEXT c://coverpages//mycoverpage.doc }" }

All the { } have to be the special field code braces that you can insert
using ctrl-F9.

NB, This will not preview correctly because MERGESEQ does not have a value
until you actually merge. If you want to see the same thing in preview, try

{ IF { ={ MERGESEQ } } < 2 "{ INCLUDETEXT
c://coverpages//mycoverpage.doc }" }

 

[Lace901]

I am creating a building survey. The first page to the survey is the cover
page and the second page is the TOC. (I do not want these 2 pages to be
merged and repeated once I merge the document.) Following the table of
Contents is a building survey page, which will include a picture of the
building with information relating to that building (this is the part that
will be merged since there will be about 10 - 40 different buildings. Trying
to figure out the fastest way to accomplish this.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

I would suggest taht you try the method that Peter Jamieson suggested of a
conditional field that uses the Mergeseq field.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Peter Jamieson]

BTW, s/b c:\\coverpages\\mycoverpage.doc