Using "And", "Or", "Attn" in an IF Statement in Print Merge

Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q68043

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

When you compile a print merge in Word for Windows, you may want to place a specific word in front of another word in certain circumstances. For example, you may want to place the word "and" in front of the wife's name when the husband's name is present, as follows:

   John
   Jane
   John and Jane

The following nested IF statement will meet that condition:

   {If {husb} <> "" "{husb} {if {wife} <> "" "and {wife}"}""{wife}"}

You can alter this statement for "or", "attn", etc. by substituting the bookmark {company} (for husb), {contact} (for wife) and substituting "attention" (without the quotation marks) or any other appropriate word.

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KBSubcategory: kbmerge
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Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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