Section 8. Previewing and Printing the Merge
After you set up the main document and perform any needed sorting or filtering on the data set, the next step is to preview the merge. Previewing is optional, but it can save you from printing stacks of documents that contain merge errors. With paper and ink costs as high as they are these days, that can be a real benefit.
To preview the merge results, click the Preview Results button on the Mailings tab. This button is an on/off toggle between the field codes and the merge results.
Note
As noted earlier, if you are previewing a directory merge or other merge type in which you have inserted the <<Next Record>> code yourself to separate records that will appear on a page together, you might see only ...
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