Sometimes the Mail Merge Wizard will not launch automatically. Started The Mail Merge But Don’t Know What To Do Next This will force Word to go to the next record.ģ. Use a Next Record rule beside each instance of the merge field that you want Word to move to the next record. Having multiple copies of the same merge field on the same page can cause the first record to be repeated in all instances of the merge field on that page. Make sure any leading and trailing characters are right next to the merged field and don’t have any spaces between them and the merged field. If your barcodes aren’t working correctly, check for extra spaces around the merged field. Microsoft Word can sometimes add in extra spaces where you don’t want them. We’re going to look at some of the most common problems and look at how to fix them. Since Microsoft Word looks at all of the pages as a whole vs Microsoft Publisher which looks at a single instance of your project, some problems can arise in Microsoft Word when mail merging. Choose Save as single document, and click OK.It’s easier to do mail merging in Microsoft Publisher, but it’s possible to do a nice mail merge in Microsoft Word.Set output to a file so you can preview before printing.Click Yes to “Your document contains address fields.Swith to the Options tab and select Synchronize contents, if you want to be able to edit the labels later or add extra formatting.Select the labels you want to print on from the Brand and Type dropdowns.You can also add extra spaces or other text by typing in the template. Select and add any other fields to the label template.Click the arrow to insert the field in the label template.Select a field like name or address from the Field dropdown.Select a sheet in your spreadsheet from the Table dropdown.Select the database you just created from the Database dropdown.Delete old fields from the template, if there are any.Name and save your Data Source as a database file in ODB format.Deselect “Open the database for editing”, and click Finish.Browse for the spreadsheet you just saved with the addresses in it, and click next.Change “JDBC” to “Spreadsheet”, and click Next.
I had to run sudo apt install libreoffice-base in a terminal. If you don't see that option, you might have to install LibreOffice Base separately. Make sure there are text labels at the top of each column. I finally found some workable instructions that load the addresses directly from the spreadsheet.
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