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Access Mail Merge to Word Error
When I run mail merge to send addresses to Word the Mail Merge Wizard gives the following error: The ShowMe command is not available in Word. I've tried multiple Word files, I've tried it on a di...
I found temp by-pass solutions for this.... MS still need to fix the bugs, hope this will help for now: First, work on Access database file then open your Word doc for Merge:
- In Word, go click Mailings tab > Start Mail merge > Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard
- (Step 1 of 6): choose Document Type > Next
- (Step 2 of 6): Choose Starting Document: Use the current document > Next
- (Step 3 of 6): click Browse (select recipient list file) [ go open the current Access database source file] and select the data you wish to merge> ok ; select merge recipients > ok; > Next
- (Step 4 of 6): Modify etc if needed > Next
- (Step 5 of 6): Complete the merge > Next
- (Step 6 of 6): check on "Edit individual letter" > check page you want to print or All > OK
- Review, edit, save it, print.
- Closed Access all pop up windows.
Hope this will help for now.
George, The problem began with an existing database of mine, but I have duplicated the error on 3 different computers by doing the following:
- Create a new database by just using the Contacts template.
- Enter a couple fake address entries
- Run the query for contacts
- Click on External Data
- Click on Word Merge
- I had to close and reopen the database to get out of exclusive mode
- Repeated the steps to get to Word Merge
- Link to an existing Word document (I've tried both existing merge docs and just regular Word files)
- The Word file opens without any options for merging
_ Access gives the error "The ShowMe command is not available in Word."
- Select
- Create a new database by just using the Contacts template.
- Enter a couple fake address entries
- Run the query for contacts
- Click on External Data
- Click on Word Merge
- I had to close and reopen the database to get out of exclusive mode
- Repeated the steps to get to Word Merge
- Link to an existing Word document (I've tried both existing merge docs and just regular Word files)
- The Word file opens without any options for merging
_ Access gives the error "The ShowMe command is not available in Word."
- Select
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