MailMergeMailMergeFields
MailMergeField
Multiple objects
Represents a single mail merge field in a document. The MailMergeDataField object is a member of the MailMergeDataFields collection. The MailMergeDataFields collection includes all the mail merge related fields in a document.
Using the MailMergeField Object
Use Fields(index), where index is the index number, to return a single MailMergeField object. The following example displays the field code of the first mail merge field in the active document.
MsgBox ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Fields(1).Code
Use the Add method to add a merge field to the MailMergeFields collection. The following example replaces the selection with a MiddleInitial merge field.
ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
Name:="MiddleInitial"
Remarks
The MailMergeFields collection has additional methods, such as AddAsk and AddFillIn, for adding fields related to a mail merge operation.