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SYMPTOMSIf you attempt to edit the data file from Microsoft Word while you are in a document created by a Microsoft Direct Mail Manager Wizard, you may receive the following error message: The Mail Merge Helper dialog box goes away, and the data file does not open. NOTE: The Edit Data Source button on the Mail Merge toolbar is unavailable (dimmed). CAUSEThis functionality is by design. Word does not allow you to edit a data file while the insertion point is inside a text box. RESOLUTION
Click outside of the text box before attempting to edit the data source.
Because the Microsoft Direct Mail Manager templates generate documents that
are composed almost entirely of text boxes, it can be difficult to click
the insertion point outside of a text box.
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