Article: Q197761
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): word97 kbmerge
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
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SYMPTOMS
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In a label mail merge main document, Word may not suppress blank lines when you
view merged data (on the Mail Merge toolbar, click View Merged Data).
NOTE: The blank lines are correctly suppressed when the document is merged to a
new document or merged to printer.
CAUSE
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When a MERGEFIELD is followed by a end-of-cell marker in labels or a Word table,
Word cannot suppress a blank line when the MERGEFIELD is blank. However, Word
will suppress a blank line when the MERGEFIELD is followed by a paragraph mark.
NOTE: To view paragraph marks and end-of-cell markers, do one of the following:
- On the Tools menu, click Options. On the View tab, click to select the All
check box (listed under "Non-printing characters") and then click OK.
-or-
- On the Standard toolbar, click Show/Hide.
WORKAROUND
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To allow Word to suppress blank lines when you use View Merged Data, in your
mail merge main document, position the insertion point immediately after the
MERGEFIELD in a label or table cell and press ENTER to create a paragraph mark.
Do this for each of the labels or table cells that contain MERGEFIELDS.
MORE INFORMATION
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NOTE: In the following examples, <P> represents a paragraph mark and []
represents a label (table) end-of-cell marker.
In the following example, Word will not suppress blank lines correctly when the
result of a MERGEFIELD is blank:
{Mergefield Name}<P>
{Mergefield Number}[]
In the following example, Word will suppress blank lines correctly when the
result of a MERGEFIELD is blank:
{Mergefield Name}<P>
{Mergefield Number}<P>
[]
Additional query words: suppression 8.0 8.00
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Keywords : word97 kbmerge
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version : WINDOWS:97
Issue type : kbprb
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