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SYMPTOMSThe following "Invalid Merge Field" error message appears when a mail merge is executed or checked for errors: Choosing the Cancel button only cancels the error dialog box. There is no direct way to stop the merge or check in progress. CAUSE
The mail merge main document contains a MERGEFIELD with a field name that
does not match any of the field names in the data source header record.
This error most often occurs when a new data source is attached to a
main document and the spelling of a field name is changed. For
example, if a mailing list with the field "FirstName" is replaced by
a data source with the field name "Fname", the MERGEFIELD
<<FirstName>> is no longer valid in the main document.
delimiters and invalid and merge and field The "Invalid Merge Field" error will appear once for each record in the data file if the incorrect field is not replaced or removed. RESOLUTIONTo interrupt the merge process, press the ESC key repeatedly while the error message is displayed. -or- Choose the Remove Field option to remove the incorrect field from the main document. -or- Choose the Replace Field option to replace the incorrect field with a field that does exist in the data file. Additional query words: 6.00a loop error winword word6 word7 6.00c word95 word97 mergefield
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