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Bold Mailing Address

Sophrolune Posted messages 4 Status Member -  
Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -

Hello,

On my work PC, the last mail merges I've done have the address appearing in bold. My address table is coming from Excel.

And it's impossible to change that.

So two questions:

- how to identify the source of the problem?

- and if it's not possible, how to modify all the letters? I tried selecting an address, removing the bold, but then when going to the next document and coming back, it was bold again.

Thank you for your help.


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    m@rina Posted messages 27566 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   11 562
     

    Hello

    There is no reason... So, yes, Raymond is right to ask to see the file.

    Now, just make sure that the default font is not bold.

    To correct an existing document, it's not complicated if you don't want any bold text anywhere: Select all (Ctrl+A), then click twice on Bold, once to make everything bold, a second time to remove the bold from everywhere.

    m@rina

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    1. Sophrolune Posted messages 4 Status Member
       

      Thank you, but it's not working. It's as if it's not "standard" bold.

      I select the address (it's just that one that appears like this), I remove it, I move to the next document, I go back, and the bold is back.

      I don't understand anything.

      I'm willing to send the file, but I don't see how.

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  2. brucine Posted messages 24848 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 170
     

    Hello,

    I'm not doing any mail merge.

    See if the method mentioned here allows correcting not all template letters but one by one.

    The author tells us that in a number of cases (without specifying which ones and the origin), the only way to be sure to avoid this problem is for the database to come not from Excel but from Word, but obviously that’s not practical if this database is large.

    https://www.bonbache.fr/corriger-les-problemes-de-police-lies-au-publipostage-231.html

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    1. Sophrolune Posted messages 4 Status Member
       

      I tested the manipulation explained in the video: it doesn't work. When I right-click and go to the Fonts menu, it's not bold. I really don't understand anything.

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      1. brucine Posted messages 24848 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 170 > Sophrolune Posted messages 4 Status Member
         

        again I do not mail merge and I did not watch the video, I just read the tutorial.

        It seems to say that it is an artifact: Word takes a font (Consolas) from the Excel mail merge that is not bold but looks bold and only indicates (Fix the font issue after merging, almost at the bottom) how to fix it but I haven't tested it.

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  3. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482
     

    Hello.

    Can we have the Word file?

    Retirement is great! Especially in the Caribbean...
    Raymond (INSA, AFPA)

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    1. Sophrolune Posted messages 4 Status Member
       

      Hello,

      Yes, but I don't see anywhere to contact him?

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  4. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482
     

    1) Go to https://www.cjoint.com/
    2) Click on [Browse] to select the file (max 15 MB)
    3) Scroll down to click on the blue button [Create Cjoint link]
    4) After a few seconds, the second page appears, with the link in bold; right-click on it and choose "Copy link"
    5) Return to the discussion on CCM, and in your message do "Paste".
    =>See the document https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/29493-utiliser-cjoint-pour-heberger-des-fichiers

    There is also https://www.transfernow.net/

    Retirement is great! Especially in the Antilles...
    Raymond (INSA, AFPA)

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