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MailMerge.ShowWizard Method

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Displays the Mail Merge Wizard in a document.

Syntax

expression.ShowWizard(InitialState, ShowDocumentStep, ShowTemplateStep, ShowDataStep, ShowWriteStep, ShowPreviewStep, ShowMergeStep)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a MailMerge object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
InitialState Required Variant The number of the Mail Merge Wizard step to display.
ShowDocumentStep Optional Variant True keeps the "Select document type" step in the sequence of mail merge steps. False removes step one.
ShowTemplateStep Optional Variant True keeps the "Select starting document" step in the sequence of mail merge steps. False removes step two.
ShowDataStep Optional Variant True keeps the "Select recipients" step in the sequence of mail merge steps. False removes step three.
ShowWriteStep Optional Variant True keeps the "Write your letter" step in the sequence of mail merge steps. False removes step four.
ShowPreviewStep Optional Variant True keeps the "Preview your letters" step in the sequence of mail merge steps. False removes step five.
ShowMergeStep Optional Variant True keeps the "Complete the merge" step in the sequence of mail merge steps. False removes step six.

Example

This example checks if the Mail Merge Wizard is already displayed and, if it is, moves to the Mail Merge Wizard's sixth step and removes the fifth step from the Wizard.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub ShowMergeWizard()
    With ActiveDocument.MailMerge
        If .WizardState > 0 Then
            .ShowWizard InitialState:=6, ShowPreviewStep:=False
        End If
    End With
End Sub

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