Error: Mail merge not completed....doesnot contain mail merge fiel Abhishek Dadu 12/29/2008 5:01:00 AM Hello, I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail merge main document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed as becasue the document does not contain mail merge fields" I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and also created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field "email" in the first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second (right) cell of the table. Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming you want all records to be merged. Thanks, Abhishek.

Re: Error: Mail merge not completed....doesnot contain mail merge fiel Peter Jamieson <pjj[ at ]KillMAPSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> 12/29/2008 8:10:54 AM If you are getting that message, then what you think are mail merge fields are probably not mail merge fields! Try entering them like this: a. Delete whatever is in cell 1 of your table. b. Put the insertion point in cell 1. c. press ctrl-F9 to enter a pair of the special field code braces {} (you cannot just type these on the keyboard) d. put the insertion point between the {} e. type MERGEFIELD email so you end up with { MERGEFIELD email } f. do the same in cell 2 except use the name "file" instead of "email" Then try the directory merge again. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk Abhishek Dadu wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hello, > > I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail merge main > document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed as becasue the > document does not contain mail merge fields" > > I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and also > created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field "email" in the > first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second (right) cell of the > table. > > Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming you want > all records to be merged. > > Thanks, Abhishek.

Re: Error: Mail merge not completed....doesnot contain mail merge fiel "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/29/2008 9:36:01 AM Or insert the fields from the mailings ribbon > Insert Mergefield See http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Peter Jamieson wrote: [Quoted Text] > If you are getting that message, then what you think are mail merge > fields are probably not mail merge fields! > > Try entering them like this: > a. Delete whatever is in cell 1 of your table. > b. Put the insertion point in cell 1. > c. press ctrl-F9 to enter a pair of the special field code braces {} > (you cannot just type these on the keyboard) > d. put the insertion point between the {} > e. type MERGEFIELD email > > so you end up with > { MERGEFIELD email } > > f. do the same in cell 2 except use the name "file" instead of > "email" > Then try the directory merge again. > > > Peter Jamieson > > http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk > > Abhishek Dadu wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail >> merge main document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed >> as becasue the document does not contain mail merge fields" >> >> I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and >> also created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field >> "email" in the first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second >> (right) cell of the table. >> >> Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming >> you want all records to be merged. >> >> Thanks, Abhishek.

Re: Error: Mail merge not completed....doesnot contain mail merge Abhishek Dadu 1/1/2009 5:00:01 AM Dear Peter, Wishes for a Happy New Year 2009. Thanks, your help did solve me problem. Best Regards, Abhishek. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: [Quoted Text] > If you are getting that message, then what you think are mail merge > fields are probably not mail merge fields! > > Try entering them like this: > a. Delete whatever is in cell 1 of your table. > b. Put the insertion point in cell 1. > c. press ctrl-F9 to enter a pair of the special field code braces {} > (you cannot just type these on the keyboard) > d. put the insertion point between the {} > e. type MERGEFIELD email > > so you end up with > { MERGEFIELD email } > > f. do the same in cell 2 except use the name "file" instead of "email" > > Then try the directory merge again. > > > Peter Jamieson > > http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk > > Abhishek Dadu wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am getting the following error while creating - Directory mail merge main > > document - in Word 2007: "Mail merge cannot be completed as becasue the > > document does not contain mail merge fields" > > > > I have used a 2 column "Directory Source.xls" as my data source and also > > created a 2x1 table in the Word document with merge field "email" in the > > first (left) cell of the table & "file" in the second (right) cell of the > > table. > > > > Error popping up when merging "To new document..." and confirming you want > > all records to be merged. > > > > Thanks, Abhishek. >