[AccessD] Word merge document

To change it in word open the document, select the column, right click, select auto fit and then fixed width. This is in word 2003.

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:47 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] Word merge document

I am trying to do a merge document for my church's vacation bible school.  We have a web site done 
in the MURA CMS (which I did not create but which I maintain) with a data entry form (which I 
created) which collects the data.  The data is downloaded to my machine in CSV format.

I was given a word document, elaborately (manually) formatted to look just so, with English and 
Spanish labels on consecutive lines and then space filled areas to allow the person to fill in the 
blanks.  I modified this word document to do the merge.  I removed all the spaces, inserted the 
merge fields etc.

The problem I am having is that the data fields shift around as the length of the data changes if I 
have multiple fields on the same line.

IOW:

Name	<<NameData>>	DOB	<<DOBDATA>>

causes <<DOBData>> to slide left and right as the length of the <<NameData>> changes.

I cannot seem to find a way to permanently make the fields themselves a specific (fixed) length.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

-- 
John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com
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