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Postcard Mail Merge - 4 per page difficulties
I am trying to merge 50 records onto the postcards I have created (4 to a
page/landscape) When I print them, they all merge, but you get four of the exact same address per page. How do I have one address on each postcard instead of 4 of each address. I'm going crazy! I read over past questions and it is not just a glitch in print preview, it actually does print 4. I just did it! Can I change a setting somewhere to fix this? I also tried creating my own four per page design with my own merge boxes, but I can not find a way to add the next record field you need to get it to go to the next box. It prints four of the same per page there as well! HELP. I hope someone know the answer to this |
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Postcard Mail Merge - 4 per page difficulties
OK - I just spent 45 minutes reading through all the old posts and trying
different things. Finally, I went to WORD and made the back of the postcards using an Avery Label and now I will print the fronts in Publisher by just turning the paper over for the printer. This whole thing is insane. Hopefully Microsoft will fix this in future versions of Publisher. It would be sweet if it worked well by merging 4 records on one page or by allowing you to insert your own "next field" merge code. (Word Perfect lets you do that.) Thanks for all of your help and suggestions through past entries! "office mom" wrote: I am trying to merge 50 records onto the postcards I have created (4 to a page/landscape) When I print them, they all merge, but you get four of the exact same address per page. How do I have one address on each postcard instead of 4 of each address. I'm going crazy! I read over past questions and it is not just a glitch in print preview, it actually does print 4. I just did it! Can I change a setting somewhere to fix this? I also tried creating my own four per page design with my own merge boxes, but I can not find a way to add the next record field you need to get it to go to the next box. It prints four of the same per page there as well! HELP. I hope someone know the answer to this |
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Postcard Mail Merge - 4 per page difficulties
office mom wrote:
OK - I just spent 45 minutes reading through all the old posts and trying different things. Finally, I went to WORD and made the back of the postcards using an Avery Label and now I will print the fronts in Publisher by just turning the paper over for the printer. This whole thing is insane. Hopefully Microsoft will fix this in future versions of Publisher. This DOES work in all versions of Publisher I've tried it in. You have to design a SINGLE postcard on screen, and then set the Page Setup such that it repeats the design across the page. PROVIDED you design it like this, then the Print Preview showing the same details is a bug (it reads the first record and puts it everywhere just to give an idea of the design), and the printout should be fine. Where problems arise is when you try to design a single sheet of cards at once. This is obviously doomed to failure since there is no sensible way of telling Publisher where to switch records. by allowing you to insert your own "next field" merge code. (Word Perfect lets you do that.) I always puzzle when people ask where this is in Publisher, or suggest it be added. How on Earth would it be done?! It makes perfect sense in a linear text-oriented application - once the Next Record is hit, the current record is incremented. However, in a frame-oriented application like Publisher, which field codes would come before and after? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org |
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Postcard Mail Merge - 4 per page difficulties
I had same problem and realized that when you click "Print" you must click on
the box that says "Mutiple PAGES per sheet" and not Multiple COPIES per sheet. That is how you get the 4 different addresses on a 4 up page "office mom" wrote: I am trying to merge 50 records onto the postcards I have created (4 to a page/landscape) When I print them, they all merge, but you get four of the exact same address per page. How do I have one address on each postcard instead of 4 of each address. I'm going crazy! I read over past questions and it is not just a glitch in print preview, it actually does print 4. I just did it! Can I change a setting somewhere to fix this? I also tried creating my own four per page design with my own merge boxes, but I can not find a way to add the next record field you need to get it to go to the next box. It prints four of the same per page there as well! HELP. I hope someone know the answer to this |
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Postcard Mail Merge - 4 per page difficulties
It works, but, boy, did I get a work out on this issue!
"Ed Bennett" wrote: office mom wrote: OK - I just spent 45 minutes reading through all the old posts and trying different things. Finally, I went to WORD and made the back of the postcards using an Avery Label and now I will print the fronts in Publisher by just turning the paper over for the printer. This whole thing is insane. Hopefully Microsoft will fix this in future versions of Publisher. This DOES work in all versions of Publisher I've tried it in. You have to design a SINGLE postcard on screen, and then set the Page Setup such that it repeats the design across the page. PROVIDED you design it like this, then the Print Preview showing the same details is a bug (it reads the first record and puts it everywhere just to give an idea of the design), and the printout should be fine. Where problems arise is when you try to design a single sheet of cards at once. This is obviously doomed to failure since there is no sensible way of telling Publisher where to switch records. by allowing you to insert your own "next field" merge code. (Word Perfect lets you do that.) I always puzzle when people ask where this is in Publisher, or suggest it be added. How on Earth would it be done?! It makes perfect sense in a linear text-oriented application - once the Next Record is hit, the current record is incremented. However, in a frame-oriented application like Publisher, which field codes would come before and after? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org |
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Postcard Mail Merge - 4 per page difficulties
Glad I could be of help, I know since I also spent hours trying to get it
right...but the client responses I get make it worthwhile! "Patana Banana" wrote: It works, but, boy, did I get a work out on this issue! "Ed Bennett" wrote: office mom wrote: OK - I just spent 45 minutes reading through all the old posts and trying different things. Finally, I went to WORD and made the back of the postcards using an Avery Label and now I will print the fronts in Publisher by just turning the paper over for the printer. This whole thing is insane. Hopefully Microsoft will fix this in future versions of Publisher. This DOES work in all versions of Publisher I've tried it in. You have to design a SINGLE postcard on screen, and then set the Page Setup such that it repeats the design across the page. PROVIDED you design it like this, then the Print Preview showing the same details is a bug (it reads the first record and puts it everywhere just to give an idea of the design), and the printout should be fine. Where problems arise is when you try to design a single sheet of cards at once. This is obviously doomed to failure since there is no sensible way of telling Publisher where to switch records. by allowing you to insert your own "next field" merge code. (Word Perfect lets you do that.) I always puzzle when people ask where this is in Publisher, or suggest it be added. How on Earth would it be done?! It makes perfect sense in a linear text-oriented application - once the Next Record is hit, the current record is incremented. However, in a frame-oriented application like Publisher, which field codes would come before and after? -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://ed.mvps.org |
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