access 2003 - merge with word document

[PINKY]

I am new to Access 2003. I have the same version at home and work. On my
home pc, I can click "tools" and under "office links" click "merge with
office word". However, on my work pc, this option is shaded and therefore
unaccessible! I have checked and the "show content and links from Microsoft
Office online" is checked. All I wish to do is use the merge facility to
produce a letter in word without having to type all the information that I
currently have in Access. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

I would have perhaps check with your IT department and the people that set
up your install of office, there is something called group policies that
allows the company to disable particular options in office, and perhaps
that's what they've done (they sometimes don't want users using certain
features of an application).

On the other hand in the meantime if you want, give my super easy word merge
example a try it. It should work on both your machines, and work regardless
of your settings.

The sample also allows you to merge of the current record to word.

The sample I have can be found here:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/msaccess.html

What is nice/interesting about my sample is that is specially designed to
enable ANY form with ONE LINE of code....

Thus, each time you build a new form, you can word merge enable it with
great ease.

Make sure you read the instructions from above, and you should eventually
get to the follwoing page
http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/wordmerge/page2.html


Note that the merge can also use a query, and thus you don't have to merge
just "one" record..

After the merge occurs, you get a plain document WITHOUT any merge fields,
and this allows the end user to save, edit, or even email the document
(since the merge fields are gone after the merge occurs).

Give the above a try.

 

[Stockwell43]

I think you have to have a table opened in order for it to activate. Mine was
grayed out also but when I opened a table it was active. If you tried that
and it is still inactive then Albert is correct, you will need to check with
IT.