Why is insert merge field grayed out

How do I stop this. When I merged, the first page of next statement would get the previous statements personalized header. I had to temporarily make a third page in merge document, go to third page header and turn off Link To Previous and delete the header on page three, then delete page 3.

I see the merged data in my print preview, but printing only results in blank cards with only the headers no merged data. I am doing my first mail merge. I want to do a letter with the address varying. All addresses have three lines. They were put into a CSV file by exporting from Excel. I am going through the mail merge wizard.

I started with my prewritten letter open. I selected the CSV file. All rows appeared pre-checked. I went to the next page. On Write my letter I selected Address block. A window popped up. There are no names. The addresses are company names with two lines of address. I left checked Insert company name and Insert postal address. The preview on the bottom shows what I want to see. I click Next to preview letter.

And where the address should be is blank. If I scroll through the recipients all are blank. My mail merge worked perfectly. Word form merged with word data table. Print all pages to my HP and nothing printed in fields. Print current page and printed perfectly.

I have fields called Pfx, LastName, Sfx. The point is to get Mr. Addr1 no Addr2 , Histown City …. Jane Doe Addr1 , 1 Their St. Addr2 , Mytown City …. But my Sfx field is not being included even though it is clearly listed as the 3rd entry in the Match Fields. I am trying to do a mail merge for envelopes but when I put in the place holders, they look and also PRINT like this- example of a first name:.

I am creating a directory from excel Works perfect except there are two lines between records. I only want one. Even right justifies the phone number. Peter Jamieson. Usually most of the options are greyed out until Word thinks you have selected a data source. If you haven't selected one yet, that's almost certainly the problem. If you have selected one, it's possible although I haven't seen this much with Word that Word has decided the data source is invalid without telling you - if you click on the MailMergeHelper button you should be able to see roughly what Word thinks has been set up.

Peter Sipos. Peter, Thank you. More Less. Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. Browse Search. Ask a question. User profile for user: Nicholas Ragusano1 Nicholas Ragusano1. Question: Q: Question: Q: Mail merge is grayed. Mail merge is grayed. Reply I have this question too 24 I have this question too Me too 24 Me too. View answer in context. Helpful answers Drop Down menu.

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