How do I insert the gray placeholders in a document.

[Snidleyy]

I am trying to use Placeholders for info that varies on a Consulting
Agreement I have drafted. Using mail merge doesn't seem to work.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You could use either form fields or MacroButton fields. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/UsingMacroButton.htm

 

[Charles Kenyon]

http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/fields.htm#MacroButton

Or, you may want to consider what Word calls an "online form." Check this in
help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,