Re: word 2002 once a letter is merged i can not edit it unless i u

From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP (dkr_at_NOmvpsSPAM.org)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:57:43 +1000

And just how to do you "un merge" a document created by executing a
mailmerge. AFAIK there is no way to do that.

Something here does not ring true of a mailmerge. 

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"philip carr" <philipcarr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5D4B5485-150A-491B-A2C3-6430F89CA89C@microsoft.com...
> No matter where the cursor is before you merge once merged it appears at 
> the
> top of the , page lefthand side.I can not then select any text , move the
> cursor , or type any text into the letter unless of course I un merge 
> first.
>
> Regards
>
> Philip Carr
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
>
>> There is no setting that I know of that would cause this.  What happens 
>> if
>> you use Ctrl+A?  Is all of the text in the document selected?  If so, 
>> what
>> happens if you then press the left arrow key?  is the cursor then located 
>> at
>> the beginning of the document?   And can you then move it anywhere in the
>> document?
>>
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>> Hope this helps
>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>> "philip carr" <philipcarr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F303F68B-D917-4A70-B507-EAA204B09E2F@microsoft.com...
>> > Once merge is complete I can not then edit the letter ie I can not 
>> > place
>> > the
>> > cursor in the text. I used to be able to make edits after merging with
>> > previous word edition.
>> >
>> > I often merge a letter to say 10 customers once merged I somtimes find 
>> > the
>> > text does not look correct because of the differing sizes of the merged
>> > content and so before printing I would like to be able to insrt and 
>> > elte
>> > spaces to correct the layout.
>> >
>> > As I say I used to be able to do this and I am not sure whats happened 
>> > ,
>> > maybe its just a setting preference that I do not Know about?
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> >
>> > Philip Carr
>> > "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> That should not be the case.  Once a merge is executed to a new 
>> >> document,
>> >> that new document no longer has any connection with the merge process.
>> >>
>> >> I am not sure what you mean by "unless i un m." in your subject line.
>> >>
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>> >> 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
>> >> "philip carr" <philip carr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:DDBB1692-6D2F-4F18-89C9-FD4818CB573F@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I often merge a number of letters at once and sometims need to edit 
>> >> >just
>> >> >one
>> >> > of the letters I used to be able to do this with word 2000 but in 
>> >> > word
>> >> > 2002
>> >> > the letter/s once merged seem to be locked
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>