Variable images in mail merge

[Cathy@DDM]

I am new to Publisher 2003 but do many mail merge programs in a high-end
production package...that has miserable graphics capabilites so I love this
part of Publisher. I understand that I can insert a field as a graphic by
right-clicking when I select it, but how do I define where the graphic is
actually located? Can the image name be "built" by using a key field from
the database and appending a .tif or .jpg after the field name in
Publisher...or must that be part of the data record? Perhaps I'm making this
too difficult. Thanks for some help!
Cathy

 

[Mary Sauer]

All you ever need to know about catalog merge
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/CH010504381033.aspx

 

[Cathy@DDM]

If I understand correctly, my data record should have a field with the path
to the graphic. I don't need to print multiple images per page; I need to
print a particular image (logo, signature, etc) based on a company name in
each record. I can easily do whatever data manipulation I need to do in
Access, I just needed to know how I define the location/path of the graphic.
The catalog feature is neat, though, and I will keep it in mind for other
projects. Thanks so much!

 

[Cathy@DDM]

I answered my own question...having a data field with the path is just what I
needed. This is really a great support forum...I'm going to browse when I
get a minute. Thanks again.