>>>Nadya,
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>>>I'm back on-line again, but I will log off in 10-15 minutes. Do you have any further questions, related to my suggestions?
>>>
>>>Hilmar.
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>>Hi Hilmar,
>>
>>I've sent you yesterday some files to your e-mail. Did you receive them? I stopped for now, because I need to gain some knowledge about automation first...
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>OK, that's the e-mail I usually check only from work, and I took free today.
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>I just sent the answer by e-mail.
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>I would definitely combine some of the following ideas, which I will list together, again, for convenient reference:
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Save the document as template. Use automation to open a document based on this template.
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Mark special entries, that are to be replaced by variable data, with special symbols, for instance, *Date*. (You have to press "Undo" if Word interprets this as "Bold").

Hi Hilmar,

I've saved the document as a template. Then I open a new document in word based on this template. I see these fields as *Date*, etc. They look and behave like regular words. What should I do?

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Use a table for your variable data. The table also helps to allign columns. Border lines are optional - you can get rid of those. If you have 5 pieces of variable data, insert 4 new rows through automation. The table also allows a cell to have more than 1 row - which may, or may not, be relevant in your case.
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>I don't think the Word MailMerge feature will give you any additional benefit in this case.
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>HTH, Hilmar.

Thanks.

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