Hi SiBrad,

For the first issue, encode the field as:
{IF{MERGEFIELD No_of_Children} > 1 "they" "{IF{MERGEFIELD Gender_of_Child}= "F" "she" "he"}}
or:
{IF«No_of_Children» > 1 "they" "{IF«Gender_of_Child»= "F" "she" "he"}}

For the secondfirst issue, encode the field as:
{IF{MERGEFIELD X} = {MERGEFIELD Y} "text for equal" "text for NOT equal"}
or:
{IF«X» = «Y» "text for equal" "text for NOT equal"}

Note: The field brace pairs (ie '{ }') for the above examples are created via Ctrl-F9 - you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Likewise, you can't type or copy & paste the chevrons (ie '« »') - they're part of the actual mergefields, which you can insert from the mailmerge toolbar.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]