Mail Merge in Office 2010 1

[bhujanga]

I have always used the mail merge to create things like contracts by importing data from an Access data base using the 'Merge to New Document' feature. I now have Office 2010 and I can't find the feature. Did they take this capability away or am I not looking in the right place?

 

[SkipVought]

Do you have a Mailings Tab in your Ribbon?

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[bhujanga]

Yes

 

[SkipVought]

and....

have you 'dug' into that tab?

have you checked Word HELP?

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[BlueHorizon]

Hi,
It's the last button on the Mailings Tab called Finish & Merge. Click the drop down and select Edit document.

HTH,

Best,
Blue Horizon

 

[SkipVought]

BH,

As you no doubt have noticed, I often use the Socratic Method. ;-)

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[bhujanga]

I see the Finish and Merge feature, but it's disabled and I can't figure out why. The document I have is read-only, but that's how it's always been and I could still merge to a new document. Is there another reason it might be disabled?

(While I appreciate the socratic approach in some cases, in the interest of getting my job done I actually prefer the direct approach in cases such as this.)

Thank you.

 

[SkipVought]

If you already have a link to a MergeList, the Finish icon should be active.

Otherwise you must start in the Start Mail Merge GROUP, to set up your merge document.

Skip,

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for a NUANCE!}

 

[bhujanga]

The Finish and Merge Icon decided to become active again, but the only items in the drop-down are:
Edit Individual Documents
Print Document
Send Email Messages

No Merge to New document.
I tried to find it in the customize ribbon list but no luck.

 

[macropod]

Hi bhujanga,

Merge to New document = Edit Individual Documents

Cheers
Paul Edstein
[MS MVP - Word]

 

[bhujanga]

Thanks, that's what I needed to know!