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Troubleshooting
Two fields come in handy if you want Word to pause the merge at each record, and let you
type in custom data. Both {Ask} and {Fillin} request data for each merged record. The former
places whatever you typed in a bookmarked location on the form letter; the latter replaces the
field with the text you fill in, at the point in the document where you place the field.
A {Fillin} field might be useful in a form letter, when you want the option to add a personalized
paragraph at the end of every letter. As
each merged letter pops up, you can enter
your own customized text or just click OK
to use the default text. Here’s how:
1. Place the insertion ...