View.MailMergeDataView Property

Word Developer Reference

True if mail merge data is displayed instead of mail merge fields in the specified window. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.MailMergeDataView

expression   An expression that returns a View object.

Remarks

If the specified window isn't a main document, an error occurs.

Example

If the active document includes at least one mail merge field, this example displays mail merge data from the first record in the attached data source.

Visual Basic for Applications
  If ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Fields.Count >= 1 Then
    ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.ActiveRecord = 1
    ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False
    ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.MailMergeDataView = True
End If

This example switches between viewing mail merge fields and viewing the resulting data.

Visual Basic for Applications
  With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View
    .ShowFieldCodes = False
    .MailMergeDataView = Not .MailMergeDataView
End With

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