Mail Merge greyed out

[MCHR]

I have created a letterhead word template. Don't want to stop anyone from
doing their own formatting just to stop access to the header and footer.
Almost good but the mail merge is greyed out.

 

[macropod]

Hi MCHR,

From what you've posted, I'm guessing you've protected the document for forms. Apart from limiting your editing options, such a
document is incompatible with mailmerge - which would explain why the mailmerge option is greyed out.

Cheers

 

[kitty]

So how do I fix it?

Hi MCHR,

From what you've posted, I'm guessing you've protected the document for forms. Apart from limiting your editing options, such a
document is incompatible with mailmerge - which would explain why the mailmerge option is greyed out.

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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I have created a letterhead word template. Don't want to stop anyone from
doing their own formatting just to stop access to the header and footer.
Almost good but the mail merge is greyed out.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Remove the protection.

If you need to have formfields in the merged document, see the article
“Combining FormFields and Mail Merge†on the following page of fellow MVP
Graham Mayor’s website:

http://www.gmayor.com/Form_Fields_and_Mail_Merge.htm

If that information is of use to you, please do consider contributing to the
maintenance of that website to ensure its continued availability.


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

So how do I fix it?

Hi MCHR,

From what you've posted, I'm guessing you've protected the document for
forms. Apart from limiting your editing options, such a
document is incompatible with mailmerge - which would explain why the
mailmerge option is greyed out.

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------

I have created a letterhead word template. Don't want to stop anyone
from
doing their own formatting just to stop access to the header and
footer.
Almost good but the mail merge is greyed out.

 

[Kitty]

Thank you for your help, but I'm confused. I am using Word 2003 not Excel
and I do not have my document protected. I double checked to make sure.
What do you suggest.
--
Thank you,
Kitty

Remove the protection.

If you need to have formfields in the merged document, see the article
“Combining FormFields and Mail Merge†on the following page of fellow MVP
Graham Mayor’s website:

http://www.gmayor.com/Form_Fields_and_Mail_Merge.htm

If that information is of use to you, please do consider contributing to the
maintenance of that website to ensure its continued availability.


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

So how do I fix it?

Hi MCHR,

From what you've posted, I'm guessing you've protected the document for
forms. Apart from limiting your editing options, such a
document is incompatible with mailmerge - which would explain why the
mailmerge option is greyed out.

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------

I have created a letterhead word template. Don't want to stop anyone
from
doing their own formatting just to stop access to the header and
footer.
Almost good but the mail merge is greyed out.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

What did you do to prevent the header from being changed?

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

Thank you for your help, but I'm confused. I am using Word 2003 not Excel
and I do not have my document protected. I double checked to make sure.
What do you suggest.
--
Thank you,
Kitty

Remove the protection.

If you need to have formfields in the merged document, see the article
“Combining FormFields and Mail Merge†on the following page of fellow MVP
Graham Mayor’s website:

http://www.gmayor.com/Form_Fields_and_Mail_Merge.htm

If that information is of use to you, please do consider contributing to
the
maintenance of that website to ensure its continued availability.


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

So how do I fix it?

:

Hi MCHR,

From what you've posted, I'm guessing you've protected the document
for
forms. Apart from limiting your editing options, such a
document is incompatible with mailmerge - which would explain why the
mailmerge option is greyed out.

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------

I have created a letterhead word template. Don't want to stop anyone
from
doing their own formatting just to stop access to the header and
footer.
Almost good but the mail merge is greyed out.