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Old May 3rd, 2010, 05:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Jason Dove[_2_]
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Default Losing margin formatting when using mail merge Office 2007.

There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the left and right sides. When you email merge it, the margins disappear. How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are merged into Outlook? I have been looking around for hours and am finding nothing?!?!?!


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Old May 3rd, 2010, 07:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
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There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the left and right sides.
When you email merge it, the margins disappear.
How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are merged into Outlook?
I have been looking around for hours and am finding nothing?!?!?!



Jason Dove wrote:

Losing margin formatting when using mail merge Office 2007.
03-May-10

There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the left and right sides. When you email merge it, the margins disappear. How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are merged into Outlook? I have been looking around for hours and am finding nothing?!?!?!

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Old May 3rd, 2010, 08:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
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Default Losing margin formatting when using mail merge Office 2007.

I wouldn't expect any margin to remain unless you merged as an
attachment, but is that what you are doing?

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On 03/05/2010 17:40, Jason Dove wrote:
There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the left and right sides. When you email merge it, the margins disappear. How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are merged into Outlook? I have been looking around for hours and am finding nothing?!?!?!


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Old May 4th, 2010, 04:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
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No, it is actually our Admin. Assistant that is having this problem. She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into it. It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word. She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of the text...etc.



Peter Jamieson wrote:

I would not expect any margin to remain unless you merged as anattachment, but
03-May-10

I would not expect any margin to remain unless you merged as an
attachment, but is that what you are doing?

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

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Old May 4th, 2010, 04:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Jason Dove[_2_]
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Ok, here we go again!!
Does this site not wrap text?

No, it is actually our Admin.
Assistant that is having this problem.
She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into it.
It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word.
She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of the text...etc.



Jason Dove wrote:

Word
04-May-10

No, it is actually our Admin. Assistant that is having this problem. She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into it. It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word. She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of the text...etc.

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Old May 4th, 2010, 11:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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From the Mail format drop down control in the Merge to E-mail dialog, the
user must select the "Attachment" option.

However, if layout is important, the document should be converted to pdf
format and then be sent as an attachment to an email message, which can be
done by sending the one message with the attached file to multiple
recipients (using bcc if necessary) or by use of the "Mail Merge to E-mail
with Attachments" utility available from:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/...ttachments.htm

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"Jason Dove" wrote in message ...
Ok, here we go again!!
Does this site not wrap text?

No, it is actually our Admin.
Assistant that is having this problem.
She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into
email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated
into it.
It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to
merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word.
She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts
of the text...etc.



Jason Dove wrote:

Word
04-May-10

No, it is actually our Admin. Assistant that is having this problem. She
has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email
to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into
it. It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is
trying to merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word. She
loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of
the text...etc.

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Old May 21st, 2010, 08:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
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Can ANYONE help with this?



Jason Dove wrote:

Word
04-May-10

Ok, here we go again!!
Does this site not wrap text?

No, it is actually our Admin.
Assistant that is having this problem.
She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into it.
It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word.
She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of the text...etc.

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, May 03, 2010 12:40 PM
Jason Dove wrote:

Losing margin formatting when using mail merge Office 2007.
There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the left and right sides. When you email merge it, the margins disappear. How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are merged into Outlook? I have been looking around for hours and am finding nothing?!?!?!

On Monday, May 03, 2010 2:28 PM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the left and right sides.
When you email merge it, the margins disappear.
How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are merged into Outlook?
I have been looking around for hours and am finding nothing?!?!?!

On Monday, May 03, 2010 3:55 PM
Peter Jamieson wrote:

I would not expect any margin to remain unless you merged as anattachment, but
I would not expect any margin to remain unless you merged as an
attachment, but is that what you are doing?

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

On 03/05/2010 17:40, Jason Dove wrote:

On Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:46 AM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
No, it is actually our Admin. Assistant that is having this problem. She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into it. It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word. She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of the text...etc.

On Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:48 AM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
Ok, here we go again!!
Does this site not wrap text?

No, it is actually our Admin.
Assistant that is having this problem.
She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into it.
It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word.
She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of the text...etc.


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Old May 21st, 2010, 09:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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See my response above.

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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, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"Jason Dove" wrote in message
...
Can ANYONE help with this?



Jason Dove wrote:

Word
04-May-10

Ok, here we go again!!
Does this site not wrap text?

No, it is actually our Admin.
Assistant that is having this problem.
She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into
email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated
into it.
It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to
merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word.
She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts
of the text...etc.

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, May 03, 2010 12:40 PM
Jason Dove wrote:

Losing margin formatting when using mail merge Office 2007.
There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the
left and right sides. When you email merge it, the margins disappear.
How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are
merged into Outlook? I have been looking around for hours and am finding
nothing?!?!?!

On Monday, May 03, 2010 2:28 PM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the
left and right sides.
When you email merge it, the margins disappear.
How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are
merged into Outlook?
I have been looking around for hours and am finding nothing?!?!?!

On Monday, May 03, 2010 3:55 PM
Peter Jamieson wrote:

I would not expect any margin to remain unless you merged as anattachment,
but
I would not expect any margin to remain unless you merged as an
attachment, but is that what you are doing?

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

On 03/05/2010 17:40, Jason Dove wrote:

On Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:46 AM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
No, it is actually our Admin. Assistant that is having this problem. She
has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email
to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into
it. It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is
trying to merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word. She
loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of
the text...etc.

On Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:48 AM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
Ok, here we go again!!
Does this site not wrap text?

No, it is actually our Admin.
Assistant that is having this problem.
She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into
email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated
into it.
It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to
merge it into email the same way it is layed out in Word.
She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts
of the text...etc.


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Old May 22nd, 2010, 06:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Graham Mayor
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Doug already has this covered in his earlier reply, but the things to note
are that you have no control over how a recipient will view the e-mail, and
that html e-mail format and Word document format are entirely different -
and will result in the formatting mess you mention. You need to send the
newsletter as an attachment - preferably in PDF format - if you want to
retain the layout.

--

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Jason Dove wrote in message
...
Can ANYONE help with this?



Jason Dove wrote:

Word
04-May-10

Ok, here we go again!!
Does this site not wrap text?

No, it is actually our Admin.
Assistant that is having this problem.
She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into
email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated
into it.
It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to
merge it into email the same way it is laid out in Word.
She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts
of the text...etc.

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, May 03, 2010 12:40 PM
Jason Dove wrote:

Losing margin formatting when using mail merge Office 2007.
There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the
left and right sides. When you email merge it, the margins disappear.
How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are
merged into Outlook? I have been looking around for hours and am finding
nothing?!?!?!

On Monday, May 03, 2010 2:28 PM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
There is a document that has been set up with a pretty wide margin on the
left and right sides.
When you email merge it, the margins disappear.
How can I get them to stay the same as in the Word document once they are
merged into Outlook?
I have been looking around for hours and am finding nothing?!?!?!

On Monday, May 03, 2010 3:55 PM
Peter Jamieson wrote:

I would not expect any margin to remain unless you merged as an
attachment, but
I would not expect any margin to remain unless you merged as an
attachment, but is that what you are doing?

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

On 03/05/2010 17:40, Jason Dove wrote:

On Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:46 AM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
No, it is actually our Admin. Assistant that is having this problem. She
has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into email
to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated into
it. It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is
trying to merge it into email the same way it is laid out in Word. She
loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts of
the text...etc.

On Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:48 AM
Jason Dove wrote:

Word
Ok, here we go again!!
Does this site not wrap text?

No, it is actually our Admin.
Assistant that is having this problem.
She has taken the time to create a document that she wants to merge into
email to go to multiple recipients. She has text with images incorporated
into it.
It is a monthly email that is almost like a newsletter. She is trying to
merge it into email the same way it is laid out in Word.
She loses all formatting and margins and the images end up covering parts
of the text...etc.


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