.mdb File

[Don]

I am working with Word 2007 and created an address list database for creating
mailing labels. In Word, I started by clicking on the Mailings tab/Start Mail
Merge/Letters then Type New List. When I completed the list, I clicked on
okay and was given a Save As window. I saved the document to My Documents (as
an .mdb file) and when I try to open it, I get the message Windows cannot
open this file: ....... What do you want to do: with two options Use the
web... or Select the program from a list.

I'm stuck at this point and don't know how to proceed to open the file and
then be able to print address labels from it. Can you please help?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

That's an Access database. You need to merge that file into Word, not open
the file.

 

[Don]

Thank you JoAnn. I will give that a try. Incidentally, I did open the file
with Excel and got a Workbook file?? Can view the address list I created and
print it. Will now try the mail merge in Word. Thank you again.
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Don

That's an Access database. You need to merge that file into Word, not open
the file.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I am working with Word 2007 and created an address list database for
creating
mailing labels. In Word, I started by clicking on the Mailings tab/Start
Mail
Merge/Letters then Type New List. When I completed the list, I clicked on
okay and was given a Save As window. I saved the document to My Documents
(as
an .mdb file) and when I try to open it, I get the message Windows cannot
open this file: ....... What do you want to do: with two options Use the
web... or Select the program from a list.

I'm stuck at this point and don't know how to proceed to open the file and
then be able to print address labels from it. Can you please help?