How do I keep the cell content format when I merge data?

[Melissa]

When I merge the data from Excel, it looses it's format and just dislays a
"0" where there should be text.

 

[Graham Mayor]

See the Excel data section of
http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm

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