Mail Merge Forms with Text fields

[carrefo]

Hi all,
I just search the forum and didn't find a solution to my problem, so I hope this isn't the 1000th time someone asks this ;-).
I have a Word form, with Text Fields and Drop-Down Fields. I have also an Access base from where I get data, like Country, Organisation Name, etc.
It is supposed the users type information in the Text Fields and choose an option form the Drop-Down fields.
Everything without problems until I "Merge To New Document". When I do this, I lose all the Text Fields!!!!
Is this a problem of Word (I tried in both 2002 and 2003 versions), or I am missing something?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
CARREFO

 

[macropod]

Hi carrefo,

You can't have a fill-in form and a mailmerge in the same document.

However, if you make you fill-in form and mailmerge two separate documents, you should be able to use an INCLUDETEXT field embedded in the mailmerge document to link the two together.

Cheers

 

[carrefo]

Hi macropod,

I was affraid of that. Wonder why Microsoft let's mailmerge with drop-down fields, and not with text fields?!!!
Thanks anyway. Keep on the good work.

Cheers