How to set up greeting line to say Dear Mr.

[Guest]

In trying to do mail merge, it is not merging the style of greeting line that
it displays.

 

[Graham Mayor]

What does this mean? We are not psychic. Please explain in more detail what
you are trying to do and what actually happens - in the meantime, see
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm

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[Guest]

I've composed my letter and I've composed my mailing list. When I go into my
letter to insert the address block and the greeting line at the appropriate
places, it asks for how I want it displayed. I chose how I want it
displayed, for example:
Mr. Robert Smith
SMITH & SMITH
P. O. Box 10000
Anytown, LA 70000

It shows that display. I go to the greeting line and choose the display I
want, for example:

Dear Mr. Smith:

But then when I preview the letter, for the address it gives me:
Robert Smith (wtih no Mr.) even though in the display I've chosen the "Mr."
option.

For the greeting line, it shows: Dear Robert Smith, even though I've
selected the display of Dear Mr. Smith.

What am I doing wrong??? Please help!!!

 

[Graham Mayor]

The address block causes more trouble than it is worth. Use the individual
fields that make up the address (the link I posted earlier shows how to do
that). If you want a salutation, then the salutation has to exist in the
data file. You didn't say where your data was coming from, but if it is
Outlook data - see http://www.gmayor.com/mailmerge_from_outlook.htm

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