Document.MailMerge property (Word)

Returns a MailMerge object that represents the mail merge functionality for the specified document. Read-only.

Syntax

expression. MailMerge

expression A variable that represents a Document object.

Remarks

The MailMerge object is available regardless of whether the specified document is a mail merge main document. Use the State property to determine the current state of the mail merge operation.

Example

This example executes a mail merge if the active document is a main document with an attached data source.

Set myMerge = ActiveDocument.MailMerge 
If myMerge.State = wdMainAndDataSource Then myMerge.Execute

This example merges the main document with records 1 through 4 and sends the merge documents to the printer.

With ActiveDocument.MailMerge 
 .DataSource.FirstRecord = 1 
 .DataSource.LastRecord = 4 
 .Destination = wdSendToPrinter 
 .SuppressBlankLines = True 
 .Execute 
End With

See also

Document Object

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