WD: Cannot Remove Header File Attachment from Main Document

ID: Q105709

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

If your Word for Windows mail merge ("print merge" in Word 2.x) main document is attached to both a separate header file and a separate data file, you cannot remove a single attachment without removing both attachments.

MORE INFORMATION

For example, if you want to remove the header file attachment when you add a header record to your data document, you must use the appropriate method below.

Word 6.x and Later

Restore the document to a normal word document and then reattach the data file only.

1. On the Tools menu, click Mail Merge.

2. Click Create and select "Restore to Normal Word Document..."

3. Click Yes to continue.

4. Click Create and select the type of mail merge document you want to

   create.

6. Click Get Data to attach your data source.

Word 2.x

Remove both the header and data document, then reattach the data document.

For information on attaching and removing data and header documents to a mail merge main document in Word 6.0, search for "mail merge" using the Help menu and select Advanced Techniques.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 629-630

Additional query words: printmerge remove replace change datafile headerfile mailmerge mail formletter maillabel catalog reattach

Keywords          : wordnt word8 macword98 winword kbmerge ntword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a- CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto kbinfo

Last Reviewed: December 23, 1998