Lable Merge won't work for me...

[Joe Fisher]

Hi, I'm using Office XP, the database was made using *I think* Filemaker Pro

The database has First Name Last Name Address City State Zip
these fields.

I have sheets of blank Avery labels on which I want to merge the information
from the database.

However, when I go through the merge wizard, once I click OK after the I
select the data source and names, then click OK, all I get is a sheet full
of labels, each label has <<Next Record>> in it.


Any ideas as to what I might be doing wrong? Is it possible the datasource
is not compatible?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It sounds as if you have not performed the merge. See "How to use the mail
merge to create mailing labels in Word 2002" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294684 for complete instructions.

 

[Graham Mayor]

See http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm

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[Joe Fisher]

Thank you Suzanne. I hadn't seen some of the options.
I found the merge wizard easier to use in Office 97.

 

[Joe Fisher]

TY
Joe

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can restore the old Mail Merge Helper from Tools | Customize.

 

[Joe Fisher]

Would you suggest that I do that? As I said, I liked the old one better, but
then again, I haven't used the now one hardly at all. Are there advantages
to the new layout that I should get used ito? Instead of reverting?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As a compromise, see
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/ExpressMailMerges.htm. This is the
approach I like because I know what I'm doing, and I can set up an entire
merge (or run an existing one) from the Mail Merge toolbar, without help
from either Helper or Wizard.

 

[Graham Mayor]

See http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_labels_with_word_xp.htm

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[Graham Mayor]

Oops - I see we have been here before

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