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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / April 2008Mail Merge to Labels
Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: intel I am trying to create labels and have followed the "Create mailing labels by using mail merge" instructions. A document containing a table of data (WORD) created for merge cannot be opened as a data source because "it is a Mail Merge main document" says the warning. Original was created in v X, converted in bot v 2004, and now in 2008--when I edited names. This is the first time I have tried mail merge since vX. The suffix on the file name is .doc, but file name at top of window says name.doc [Compatibility Mode]. Please advise. Hello Violet - From your description it sounds like it may be failing because the data source document is *open* - close the file (or at least make sure it isn't in the foreground when you attempt to select that same file as the source) & try again:-) It thinks your trying to merge the file with itself.  SignatureHTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac > Version: 2008 > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > is .doc, but file name at top of window says name.doc [Compatibility > Mode]. Please advise. Thanks for the advicebut the document was not open when I tried this . . . The message cited in my posting was what came up when I tried to open it using the instructions. OK - but somewhere along the line that's apparently what happened:-) It's very east to do. To fix it try this: Open the data document, display the Mail Merge Manager palette. In the first section (Select Document Type) click the Create New button & select Restore to Normal Word Document command, confirming the Resore. Then save & close the document. You should then be able to use it again as a data source. To help avoid the problem in the future don't click Create New in the MMM while the data source document is the active window - that's how it usually happens. Either close the data doc before creating a new main doc or at least create a new blank doc before hitting Create New. HTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 4/29/08 3:55 PM, in article ee99f30.1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > Thanks for the advicebut the document was not open when I tried this . . . > The message cited in my posting was what came up when I tried to open it using > the instructions. It took me a few tries but I finally got it! Thanks so much for this help. Violet > OK - but somewhere along the line that's apparently what happened:-) It's > very east to do. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > The message cited in my posting was what came up when I tried to open it using > > the instructions. Alright:-) And thanks for the confirmation! SignatureRegards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac > It took me a few tries but I finally got it! Thanks so much for this help. > Violet [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> > it using >> > the instructions. |
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