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Grouping fields in header?
I have been studying macropod's "Catalogue Mailmerge Tutorial" and had a question. I would like the grouping field(s) to be repeated on each new page. Is it possible to put the code in the header of the word document? Or is there some other way to repeat on each page? |
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Directory merges don't support the insertion of mergefields into the page header. There may be other ways of achieving the desired outcome but, without seeing your mailmerge main document, it's impossible to advise. Canyour mailmerge main document to a post with an indication of precisely what you want repeated? You do this via the paperclip symbol on the 'Go Advanced' tab at the bottom of this screen.
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Cross-posted at: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...9-2b7f45ec5d62
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Sorry about the cross post; I won't do it again. I tried to close the other thread on the answers.microsoft.com forum.
In any case, I don't really have any sort of working document to post. What I'm really looking for, is something like a yearbook. At the top, there will be a header, that will be repeated on multiple pages if necessary. In the main body of the document, there will be a grid of photos, with names and some other fields underneath each photo. I'm not even sure where to start with something like this. The need for grouping would indicate that this must be a Directory-style merge, but I also found this in the tips: Catalog/Directory Mailmerge to Label Stationery To use a catalog mailmerge with label stationery, all you need to do is to set up the page layout in the mailmerge main document so that you've got the same column layout and margins as the labels, then put the mergefields inside a single-cell table of the correct dimensions for a single label. I was trying to play with this, but I must not be understanding it correctly, because I'm getting one cell per page. I attached an image sample of the type of output I'm looking for. |
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The kind of merge you're trying to do does not need a directory merge. Moreover, it's not apparent from your image what fields, if any, are to be repeated on every page; your image suggests nothing more complicated than a label merge with a page header.
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I would love it if that were so simple. But I'll see if I can explain in a simplified way.
The data format would be something like Class A ....... Student 1 Class A ....... Student 2 etc., etc. until Class A ....... Student 100 (so, obviously more students in Class A than will fit on one page) Class B ....... Student 1 Class B ....... Student 2 etc., etc. Class B ....... Student 50 Class C ....... Student 1 Class C ....... Student 2 and so on. In the black header, I have information about Class A. The same information must be repeated at the top of every page that includes students in Class A (100 students / 20 students per page = 5 pages). Then there will be a page break, and Class B will start with a header containing information about Class B. And so on. Sorry, it was not possible to convey that in a single image. If this can be done without grouping, that would be fantastic. |
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The simplest approach would be to perform a series of label merges, one for each class, then combine the documents post-merge.
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Index consolidates don't bolster the inclusion of mergefields into the page header. There might be different methods for accomplishing the coveted result yet, without seeing your mailmerge principle archive, it's difficult to prompt. Canyour mailmerge principle archive to a post with a sign of correctly what you need rehashed? You do this by means of the paperclip image on the 'Go Advanced' tab at the base of this screen.
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Whatever you're on about, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the subject matter of this thread; no-one else has even mentioned an Index - which has nothing to do with the OP's mailmerge requirements.
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