I agree with everything you've said and it doesn't work. I would consider my level of knowledge with mailmerge to be expert and I've tried everything, it doesn't work. Same results on my iBook. My datafile is an Excel spreadsheet. I've tried creating new mailmerges from scratch and the same result. I've tried un-attaching the data source and re-attaching, same result. Edit Data Source has NEVER been available in this version. They all work on a PC with the Word XP, Word 2000.
I believe it may have worked in Word X, but can't remember. Thus spake Paul Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED], circa 02/04/2005 12:49 PM: > On 2/4/05 9:02 AM, "Marsha L. Hillson Gerace �" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I thought I�d try this question here first, since this is the most >> knowledgeable group I�ve dealt with: >> >> Whenever I do a mail merge in Word 2004 (11.1 [040910]) the Edit Data Source >> button is grayed out in the Data Merge Manager; is this a know bug or does >> anyone else have this problem? Is there a fix. I do MANY mail merges and I >> need this to work. I�ve tried several different files and sources and the >> button is always grayed out; all the same files and sources work fine in the >> Windows version(s). Thanks. > > Edit Data Source is only dimmed when there's no data source source chosen > yet or it's an inappropriate type of editing. If you first choose an > existing tab-delimited text file or an Excel document, for example, to be > the data source for a Catalog or other type of Merge, then the Edit Data > Source button becomes available. I've just done it. If you choose the Office > Address Book, however, you can't edit that from the DMM. Similarly if you > chose an existing Labels document (one you created for a previous Label > merge) for a new Labels merge, the Edit Labels button should be available > undimmed. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
