Using mail merge date fields in headers

[Tina]

I'm trying to put a mail merge date field in the header of my word document
but it doesn't show up at all when I do the mail merge. If I put the field
in the body of my document, it works fine. The date field is coming directly
from my data source which is an excel spreadsheet. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Works fine in the header here. What do you see in the header of the mail
merge main document if you press Alt+F9?

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[Tina]

When I press Alt+F9 I see: {MERGEFIELD "MailingDate"}
When I merge the data to the document, the date doesn't show up in the header.
I don't know if the two are related, but I have Page numbers in the header
that I inserted as auto text and these fields update correctly when the data
is merged. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Such an arrangement works fine here. Send me a copy of the main document if
you like and I will have a look at it.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

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[Tina]

I just realized that for some reason, the merged date doesn't show up on my
monitor but if I look at the merged document in print preview, the date is
there and it's correctly formatted. How odd! At any rate, that you for your
availability. I know I can always count on the knowledgeboard!