word doc as the data source?

[Matt Barkan]

Hey all,

I have a list of addresses in an MS Word file that I need to use for a mail
merge...I'm use to doing mail merges from an external source like
Access...how can I use a list of addresses in MS Word as the source (meaning
as the list of recipients) for a mail merge?

Is there anyway to divide the lines of each address into their own merge
field?

Thanks!

Matt

 

[Greg Maxey]

Matt,

Look up "Data sources you can use for a mail merge" in Word Help and it will
explain using any text file as a data source,

 

[Graham Mayor]

See http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels_into_mail_merge.htm and jump in at
the point that matches the layout of your addresses document.

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[Elena Capelli]

-----Original Message-----
Hey all,

I have a list of addresses in an MS Word file that I need to use for a mail
merge...I'm use to doing mail merges from an external source like
Access...how can I use a list of addresses in MS Word as the source (meaning
as the list of recipients) for a mail merge?

Is there anyway to divide the lines of each address into their own merge
field?

Thanks!

Matt


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Matt,

I don't know what your word file looks like but if you can
get it in a table, you can use it as a data source.

If your file is in tablular format, you should be able to
highlight all the text then click TABLE, CONVERT TEXT TO
TABLE. If you don't have column headers, either add a row
to the table and type 'em in or create a header file
(separate file that only has the headers in it). Then just
identify this doc as your data doc.

I hope this helps.