How to automate a merge data into master merged document

How do I automate merged data to appear every time I open
the master merge document. For example, when I click on
the document I want all the merged data to appear
automatically instead of selecting merge to new document
every time. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance,
CVW

A merge has three parts
1 A data file
2 A template - your master merge document.
3. The merge itself.

*All* the merge data is only available when you complete the merge. If you
want access to that merged data merge to a new document then save the
document and refer to that.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word




Caroline Williams wrote:
How do I automate merged data to appear every time I open
the master merge document. For example, when I click on
the document I want all the merged data to appear
automatically instead of selecting merge to new document
every time. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance,
CVW

Thanks, but do you know why I can't just open the open the master merge
file and have the data already merged automatically instead of always
selecting merge to new document. I have seen it where I have a master merge
file which I downloaded with the data and header info and I just open the
document and it auto merges the data into the document without selecting
merge to a new document. How can this be automated in that way?

Thanks in advance,
Caroline

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CAROLINE WILLIAMS
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
A merge has three parts
1 A data file
2 A template - your master merge document.
3. The merge itself.

*All* the merge data is only available when you complete the merge. If
you
want access to that merged data merge to a new document then save the
document and refer to that.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word




Caroline Williams wrote:
How do I automate merged data to appear every time I open
the master merge document. For example, when I click on
the document I want all the merged data to appear
automatically instead of selecting merge to new document
every time. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance,
CVW

To do that, you would have to save the mail merge main document as a
template and have an autonew macro in it that contained the following
commands:

With ActiveDocument.MailMerge
If .State = wdMainAndDataSource Then
.Destination = wdSenttoNewDocument
.Execute
End If
End With


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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"CAROLINE WILLIAMS" wrote in message
...
Thanks, but do you know why I can't just open the open the master merge
file and have the data already merged automatically instead of always
selecting merge to new document. I have seen it where I have a master
merge
file which I downloaded with the data and header info and I just open
the
document and it auto merges the data into the document without selecting
merge to a new document. How can this be automated in that way?

Thanks in advance,
Caroline

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CAROLINE WILLIAMS
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
A merge has three parts
1 A data file
2 A template - your master merge document.
3. The merge itself.

*All* the merge data is only available when you complete the merge. If
you
want access to that merged data merge to a new document then save the
document and refer to that.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word




Caroline Williams wrote:
How do I automate merged data to appear every time I open
the master merge document. For example, when I click on
the document I want all the merged data to appear
automatically instead of selecting merge to new document
every time. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance,
CVW