Microsoft Access 2010 Bible

Part III: More-Advanced Access Techniques

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The bookmarks in Figure 22.6 are shown as grayed “I” icons on the Word document’s surface. The

bookmarks are normally not visible, but you can make them visible by using the File tab in the

upper-left corner of the main Word window, choosing Options in the Backstage, and then select-

ing the Advanced tab. On the Advanced Options screen, make sure the Show Bookmarks check

box is selected in the Show Document Content area. The bookmark names won’t be visible — only

the bookmark holders (locations) will be visible, as shown in Figure 22.6.

FIGURE 22.6

The Thanks.dotx template contains bookmarks where the merged data is to be inserted.

Full name

Company name

Address 1

Address 2 City, state,

zip code

First name

Quantity Product ordered

Caution
If you click the Print Thank-You Letter button in Access while Word is open with an existing document that
lacks the bookmark names specified in the code, the fields will simply be added to the text inside Word at the
point where the cursor is currently sitting.