WD2002: Mail Merge Document Type Is Displayed Incorrectly When You Run Recorded Macro (282588)

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For Envelopes

To correct the recorded macro for envelopes, add the following macro code after the MainDocumentType statement:

   ActiveDocument.Envelope.Insert
				

Your recorded macro code should now appear similar to the following sample recorded macro code:

Sub MyEnvelopeMerge()
'
' MyEnvelopeMerge Macro
'
   ActiveDocument.MailMerge.MainDocumentType = wdEnvelopes

   ActiveDocument.Envelope.Insert '<----Add this macro line.

   ActiveDocument.MailMerge.OpenDataSource Name:= _
      "C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Address.doc", ConfirmConversions:=False, _
      ReadOnly:=False, LinkToSource:=True, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
      PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", _
      WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:= _
      "", Revert:=False, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, Connection:="", _
      SQLStatement:="", SQLStatement1:="", SubType:=wdMergeSubTypeOther

   ActiveDocument.Fields.Add range:=Selection.range, _
      Type:=wdFieldMergeField, Text:="""FirstName"""

End Sub
				

For Labels

To correct the recorded macro for labels, add the following macro code after the MainDocumentType statement:

   Application.MailingLabel.CreateNewDocument
				

Your recorded macro code should now look similar to the following example recorded macro code:

Sub MyLabelMacro()
'
' MyLabelMacro Macro
'
   ActiveDocument.MailMerge.MainDocumentType = wdMailingLabels

   Application.MailingLabel.CreateNewDocument '<----Add this macro line.

   ActiveDocument.MailMerge.OpenDataSource Name:= _
      "C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Address.doc", ConfirmConversions:=False, _
         ReadOnly:=False, LinkToSource:=True, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
         PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", _
         WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:= _
         "", Revert:=False, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, Connection:="", _
         SQLStatement:="", SQLStatement1:="", SubType:=wdMergeSubTypeOther

   ActiveDocument.Fields.Add range:=Selection.range, _
      Type:=wdFieldMergeField, Text:="""FirstName"""

   ActiveWindow.ActivePane.VerticalPercentScrolled = 0

   WordBasic.MailMergePropagateLabel

End Sub