Microsoft KB Archive/23668

Mac Works: Fields Appearing on Same Line with Print Merge

PSS ID Number: Q23668 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

1.0 1.1 2.0 3.0 4.0

MACINTOSH

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= SUMMARY =

In a Microsoft Works print merge, two merge statements, or fields, may appear to be on separate lines in the Word Processor document. When the documented is printed or previewed, the information appears on the same line.

= RESOLUTION =

To correct this problem, position the insertion point between the two fields in the merge document and press the RETURN key once. To see how the data will appear in the document, select the option Show Field Data. Show Field Data is found under the Edit menu in Works 1.x and 2.x, under the Document menu in Works 3.x and under the Format/Database Merge Options menu in Works 4.0.

= MORE INFORMATION =

When the fields are inserted in a Word Processing document, the field names are sometimes too long, causing the second field name to wrap onto the next line. Contrary to their appearance, there is no carriage return between the two merge statements. Thus, the fields appear on the same line when the document is printed.

KBCategory: kbprint kbprb KBSubcategory: macworkskb

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 2.00 3.00 4.00 mwksprint mwksdb mwkswp ====================================================================== Keywords : kbprint Version : 1.0 1.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.