Mail Merge Wizard

[JimWinn]

I run a Dell Dimension 8300 with XP and Office Suite Pro 2003
I keep names and addresses in tables in Access but when I try to use the
Mail Merge facility to produce addressed envelopes the Wizard shows an error
message
"MSWORD 2002 is required to run the Mail Merge Wizard"
and the process can go no further.
I get round this by using the facility in WORD to produce envelopes from the
Access database.
Why is 2002 required if I already have 2003, what is the reason for this
error and how can it be overcome so that I can use Accessa 2003 to it's full
potential?
I look forward to an early response.

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

I have no idea why you getting that message.

As a general rule, you are not restricted to using the "same" version of
word
for merging from different versions of ms-access.

As a workaround however, you could give my word merge sample a try, and it
will work for you.

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 following 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).

So, if no one else comes up with a solution here, consider giving the above
sample
a try, it will solve that message problem...