Repeating text label in mailmerge

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Ol

Hi

I've got the following formula :-

Students: (normal text label)
{MERGEFIELD TableStartStudent \* MERGEFORMAT } { MERGEFIELD Student_Number
\* MERGGEFORMAT} {MERGEFIELD Student_Name \* MERGEFORMAT } { MERGEFIELD
TableEndStudent \* MERGEFORMAT}

However, when the mail merge is run, the result is that it keeps repeating
the 'Student' text label - example below.

Students: 111 John Smith
Students: 222 Paul Frank
Students: 333 Dave Snow

How can i get it to only show the label once?

i.e.
Students: 111 John Smith
222 Paul Frank
333 Dave Snow

Any help greatly appreciated.

Ol
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

I am not sure what the "TableStartStudent" and "TableEndStudent" mergefields
contain/are supposed to do, but I assume that you are using a catalog or
directory type mail merge main document. That being the case, the only way
to get the Students: to appear once will be if you insert it into the
document that is created as a result of executing the merge.

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Ol

Thanks for this.

Is there any web based resource for mailmerge formulae, in terms of correct
syntax layout, and explainations on what each property does ? just can't seem
to find any help online in terms of resource bases..

olly
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

I am not sure exactly what you mean by mailmerge formulae and properties,
but take a look at some of the pages on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website
at:

See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at

http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm



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