Doing a mail merge should be made easier

[Guest]

I used to use Office 2000 to create my mailing labels from an Excel
spreadsheet. This was easy to figure out for someone that is not a computer
wizard. Now I have Office 2003 and I have tried making mailing labels from
my spreadsheet in the new version and I am so frustrated because I cannot
seem to accomplish this task that use to be so simple. You have made it
harder with your use of the foreign language of acronyms. When you talk
about SQL and others, everyday users like myself do not understand what it is
that you are asking for. You have made this task impossible for me. Please
make it easier.

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[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

You don't need to fuss with SQL. I don't think much as changed since 2000.
What are you doing?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm

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Words into Type
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I used to use Office 2000 to create my mailing labels from an Excel
spreadsheet. This was easy to figure out for someone that is not a computer
wizard. Now I have Office 2003 and I have tried making mailing labels from
my spreadsheet in the new version and I am so frustrated because I cannot
seem to accomplish this task that use to be so simple. You have made it
harder with your use of the foreign language of acronyms. When you talk
about SQL and others, everyday users like myself do not understand what it is
that you are asking for. You have made this task impossible for me. Please
make it easier.

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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
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click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...e0b7fa&dg=microsoft.public.word.docmanagement

 

[Graham Mayor]

If there are SQL messages - see also 'You receive the "Opening this will run
the following SQL command" message when you open a Word mail merge main
document that is linked to a data source -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=825765 '

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