Insert merge fields

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C Tate

Hello

I have recently gone over to Word XP from 2000 and notice that many things
have changed. When doing a mail merge, the insert merge field seems a bit
convoluted. If you want to insert address 1, address 2, city etc, after
first name and surname it appears you have to keep closing the box to start
another line. I feel I must be doing this wrong as Microsoft can't have
designed it like this! Can somebody enlighten me?!
 
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C Tate

Many thanks Suzanne. You always know the answer to things and provide it so
quickly! Can you tell me mail merge follows the same format in Word 2003 as
it does in XP? Also, do you know when the NEXT version of Word/Office is due
out? (I am just wondering if it is worth bothering upgrading to 2003)
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Yes, mail merge in 2003 is the same as in 2002. If you use Track Changes,
the improvements (or rather, corrections) in that feature alone are worth
the upgrade to 2003. Office 2003 Pro (not Office Standard or freestanding
Word) also has IRM and XML capabilities that some users want/need. But the
differences between 2002 and 2003 are subtle, and I'm not sure an upgrade is
really imperative; for a feature comparison, see
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/compare.mspx

I don't know (and couldn't say even if I knew) when Office 12 will ship, but
don't hold your breath.
 
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C Tate

Many thanks. One further question. Is it possible, once you have chosen your
prefered labels, to set them as the default choice?
 
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Graham Mayor

Word retains the last used label setting.

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