Mail Merge problem Word 2007?

Stinicker

I am having a problem which is driving me insane, I have never done a mail merge before but need to do one now to simplify my mums xmas card list! and basically I want to learn how to do it?

I have created my own receipents list on my own customised columns and it is like this,

First Name, Last Name, Townland, Parish, County

However when I go to add the address block it gives me this.

John Smith
{an empty space}
Townland
Parish
County

I don't know what I am doing wrong but for the life of me I can't get it to stop adding that stupid space.

I am following this video and I don't where I am going wrong,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ylYITE0ayU

Any ideas to get rid of the space?

Keano

Can you post the steps you are doing in word, is there a manual option to add the lines?

Stinicker

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Can you post the steps you are doing in word, is there a manual option to add the lines?

There is and that was what I have done,

it is a bit like this

<<first name>> <<surname>>
<<Townland>>
<<Parish>>
<<County>>

and is works just as I want it to now, this has saved me so much typing and cutting and pasting! Still it is a frustrating programme and I hope Office 2010 is an improvement up from '07.

Keano

Glad you got it sorted.