Microsoft KB Archive/64871

Word: Print Merge Document with Spaces as the First Character

PSS ID Number: Q64871 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

When performing a print merge in Word version 5.00, if the field contains a space or spaces as the first character(s) in the data document, Word will not recognize the first space in the field. No error message will be generated.

Example
The following is the data document:

wife,husband Nancy, and Paul The following is the main document:

< > Dear < >< >, After the print merge is executed, the merged document will appear as follows:

Dear Nancyand Paul, Notice there is no space between the two field names in the main document.

To get a space before the data field, instead of pressing the SPACEBAR to insert the space, insert a hard space by pressing CTRL+SPACEBAR.

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