This is a huge help, and makes perfect sense.



I should've completed a successful mail merge before asking that question, then the answer might've been more apparent. For now, I'm stuck with the same <<Next Record>> problem other users have reported: I'm using a six label per page set-up--when I complete the merge, the each label is repeated six times per page (instead of page 1=labels 1-6, page 2=labels 7-12, etc.).

I blame Microsoft--how come so many people are asking this exact question on every Mail Merge help message board?!

Thanks again for all your help, best--

For the record, here's what I'm looking at...

The first label is set up with 4 text boxes. I've tried to select "Update labels" so the text boxes appear in each label, I've also tried to leave it with the first label like that, and the rest only populated with <<Next Record>>.

I've gotten it to work ONCE, two weeks ago, and don't remember how on earth that happened.

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Macropod, I think it was those damn text boxes. I just found an old reply you typed to EagleInFlight, similar question. Looks like taking away the boxes, adding "Next Record" to the bottom of the FIRST label, and updating will work...