Mail Merge 2003 Style

[paul h]

I am working with a group still using Word 2003. They are used to merging all their letters to a word document and then printing the finished product. They are switching over to 2007, but I want to know if they can still merge to a separate word file like they are used to. The less stress, the better for these folks, at least till we get through the conversion.



Thanks in advance,

Paul

[macropod]

Mailmerge in all Word versions has the same functionality. No Word version has the built-in functionality to output merged results to individual files for each record - only for a single file for however records you merge. To produce individual files for each record you need a macro such as the Send Mailmerge Output to Individual Files macroin the Mailmerge Tip & Tricks sticky thread at the top of this forum.

[paul h]

I don't want a single file per merge record. I want to merge them all to a multi page file, one page per record. Looking on the Mailings ribbon I don't see an option to do that. In 2003 (which I don't have in front of me) there is a single button to click and Word creates a 31 page Word doc out of 31 records. I see the Finish and Merge in 2007 which sends the output to a printer or a file. Is that what you mean? It works a little differently. Really this is a training issue and I think I can get past it if the functionality is not too different.

[macropod]

In Word 2007 & later, the new document & email destinations are all offered when you click on the 'Finish & Merge' button. Unlike Word 2003, you don't have a separate button for each.

[paul h]

Thank you Paul.