Change the look of merged text

You can add recurring text or information that will appear next to certain kinds of information from your data source. For example, you can insert a currency symbol next to a merge field that is a placeholder for an item price in your catalog.

1. In your mail merge publication or catalog merge template, click in the location where you want to insert the text or symbol.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Type the text you want to appear.
   • Insert the symbol that you want to appear.

     How?

     1. On the Insert menu, click Symbol.
     2. In the Symbol dialog box, click the symbol or special character that you want, and then click Insert.

If you are creating a catalog merge template, you can highlight certain types of information by applying borders or fills to the text boxes in the catalog merge area that contain the merge fields for that information. For example, if you want to highlight the sale price of an item in your catalog, you can apply a bright yellow fill to the text box that contains the merge field for the sale price.

1. Select the text box that you want to change.
2. On the Format menu, click Text Box, and then click the Colors and Lines tab.
3. Do any of the following:

   Fill the text box with a color

   • Under Fill, click the arrow next to Color, and then select the options that you want.

   Apply a border to the text box

   • Under Line, select the options that you want.

Note  If you apply BorderArt or wide borders to the text boxes and picture frames in the catalog merge area, they might overlap or cut off the information from your data source that displays in your merged pages. For best results, select narrow border styles.