Re: Mail merge with graphics direct to PDF
- From: Divinite <divinite00@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:12:47 -0700 (PDT)
I've gone into print setup before running the merge and changed these
settings, but it still reverts to asking for file name and opening
files, even if I've done nothing between saying "okay" on the setting
change and running the merge.
Any ideas?
thank you!
On Jun 20, 1:33 am, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP"
<d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To avoid being asked for the .pdf filename and the result of the .pdf
creation from being displayed, you need to go to the Properties dialog of
the Adobe PDF printer and uncheck the boxes for those features.
--
Hope this helps.
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services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Divinite" <divinit...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, when the merge is executed, I am asked if I want to separate into
separate files. This only happens the first time and if there is an
error, the process stops and it will not ask if I try to run the merge
again. I've checked the box to create PDF's, but it also does not
accept the settings from the print setup and prompts for filename and
opens each file regardless of the settings.
My template does not contain any macros, just a new style set that
we've created. So far, the only way I've found to use it is to set it
as the default file set for all new documents, which I would prefer
not to do since we use multiple style sets. From my understanding,
the add-in would remove this need, which is exactly what I'm looking
for.
If I answer "no" the entire merge completes without issue.
Thank you,
Jessica
On Jun 19, 12:20 pm, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP"
<d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You do not need the add-ins bar. I assume that when you execute the
merge
to a new document, you are being asked whether you want to create a
separate
document for each record and are then being given the dialog to select
the
field that contains the desired filename and in which you check the box
to
create .pdf's. Is that correct?
The add-in will make use of the template that was used to create the mail
merge main document, BUT that template must NOT contain any auto macros.
If you answer No to the question about creating individual documents, is
the
last record merged correctly?
--
Hope this helps.
Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Divinite" <divinit...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you! That has helped some, but I have encountered a few issues:
- The add-ins bar is not showing (2007) and it is not keeping my
existing template. I tried applying my style template as the default
to the add-in, but that did not work.
- The last file in the merge is generating an error and only producing
half the document (the last half at that!)
The images look like they are updating just fine.
Any ideas?
Thank you,
Jessica
On Jun 18, 12:52 pm, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP"
<d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The add-in that I have created that you can download from the
following
page
of fellow MVP Graham Mayor's website:
http://www.gmayor.com/individual_merge_letters.htm
will create separate documents from a mailmerge with each document
saved
with a name taken from a field in the data source and can also create
each
of the separate documents as a .pdf file. If those .pdf files do not
have
the fields updated to display the picture, it would be a simple matter
to
incorporate a command to update the fields in the document before each
one
is saved and the .pdf created.
--
Hope this helps.
Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Divinite" <divinit...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello,
I have a document that is filled with customized mail merge images.
This is the second year we are producing this document and last
year,
I merged the whole file, used the outline feature to create separate
documents then ran a batch PDF to get the final versions.
I have since found a few issues with this:
- We have updated our formatting and the new formatting will not
show
up properly using the outline split file.
- The final merge file size is now too large for Word to handle
(about
350MB), especially when you have to update images
I've tried merging directly to PDF which has the primary advantage
of
keeping all formatting with no issue and eliminating an extra few
steps in the process. However, it does have one very large issue:
- Merging directly to PDF does not update the images in the file
before merging
There are too many files to do each one individually.
Does anyone have a way around this or ideas to setup something
automated to meet this goal?
.
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