Re: Edit Button Dim in Recipient List

From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP (dkr_at_NOmvpsSPAM.org)
Date: 05/15/04 

Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 15:34:37 +1000

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Peter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:236BCE36-8660-44B3-9164-A8617FF3ECB8@microsoft.com...
> Is it a bug in Word? Has it been documented? Who can I submit the bug to?
>
>      ----- Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: -----
>
>      At this time, there is no other answer.  You have three choices
>
>      1.    Use Excel to edit the data
>
>      2.    Use Access to edit the data
>
>      3.    Use it as it is.
>
>      -- 
>      Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for
the
>      benefit of others who may be interested.  Unsolicited questions
forwarded
>      directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.
>
>      Hope this helps
>      Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>      "Peter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>      news:956F21DD-7A49-4256-93E7-6419596AF32A@microsoft.com...
>      > Wrong answer.  That's like putting duct tape on something instead
of
>      fixing it.  What prevents the editing of the recipients list (the
edit
>      botton is dim) in word mailmerge and how to I remedy it?
>      > Peter
>      >>      ----- Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: -----
>      >>      Do the editing in Excel
>      >>      -- 
>      >      Please post any further questions or followup to the
newsgroups for
>      the
>      >      benefit of others who may be interested.  Unsolicited
questions
>      forwarded
>      >      directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting
basis.
>      >>      Hope this helps
>      >      Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>      >      "Peter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>      >      news:24269CD4-37E6-4DC5-B8FA-8B22317097D2@microsoft.com...
>      >> Using Office 2003, I created a default mailmerge list (access) and
>      I was
>      >      able to edit the recipient list.  I converted the table to
excel and
>      when I
>      >      connect to the table the edit button is dim.  Why can't I edit
the
>      recipient
>      >      list in the new excel table?
>      >>