WD97: Address Position Not Retained on Mail Merge Envelopes (195332)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q195332 SYMPTOMS
If you specify an exact position for the return address or delivery
address while creating a mail merge envelope, this formatting is not
retained in the main document.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods. Method 1
Edit the main document, which contains the envelope formats, and modify
the frame surrounding the addresses. To do this, follow these steps: - Click the address text to see the frame.
- On the Format menu, click Frame.
- Modify the horizontal and vertical positions of the frame to the
position you want.
- Click OK to return to the main document.
Method 2
Edit the main document, remove the frame, and reformat the text. To do
this, follow these steps: - Click the address text to see the frame.
- On the Format menu, click Frame.
- Click Remove Frame.
- Select the address text, and directly apply paragraph formatting to
indent or position the text correctly.
Method 3
Create the main document in the following manner: - On the Tools menu, click Envelopes And Labels.
- Select the Envelopes tab.
- Click Options.
- Modify the From Left and From Top settings for the delivery and
return address.
- Click OK.
- Click Add to Document.
- On the Tools menu, click Mail Merge.
- In the Mail Merge Helper dialog box, click Create (under Main
Document).
- Select Form Letters.
- Under Data Source, click Get Data, attach your data file, and
then click Active Window.
- Click Edit Main Document.
- Position your insertion point in the frame, and click the Insert Merge Field button on the Mail Merge toolbar to select the appropriate
mergefields you want to insert.
- After your main document is set up, merge to a new document or to the printer.
NOTE: You can save this document as a template and use it for subsequent
merges.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 7/11/2002 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbmerge kbualink97 KB195332 |
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