Print Merge Data Document Formatting Is Ignored

Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q29980

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 1.05, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, formatting in a data document is not applied to a print merged document.

To make the data in a specific field of a record have a particular character formatting (such as a font, font size, underlining, or color) or a particular character style (such as bold, italic, or small caps), apply the formatting to the appropriate field name in the main document.

MORE INFORMATION

The Data Document of a print merge is nothing more than a list of data that is drawn into the Main Document when the print merge is actually performed. Hence, all formatting - page layout, paragraph formatting, character formatting, and so on - should be done in the Main document in order for it to take effect.

Keywords          : macword macword5 word6
Version           : 1.05 3.0 3.01 3.02 4.0 5.0 5.

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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