Word.MailMerge.MainDocumentType.md

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MailMerge.MainDocumentType property (Word)	vbawd10.chm153092097	vbawd10.chm153092097	Word.MailMerge.MainDocumentType	6275d472-b513-1879-e48a-326f21d6321d	06/08/2017	medium

MailMerge.MainDocumentType property (Word)

Returns or sets the mail merge main document type. Read/write WdMailMergeMainDocType.

Syntax

expression. MainDocumentType

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'MailMerge' object.

Example

This example creates a new document and makes it a catalog main document for a mail merge operation.

Set myDoc = Documents.Add 
myDoc.MailMerge.MainDocumentType = wdCatalog

This example determines whether the active document is a main document for a mail merge operation, and then it displays a message in the status bar.

Set doc = ActiveDocument 
If doc.MailMerge.MainDocumentType = wdNotAMergeDocument Then 
 StatusBar = "Not a mail merge main document" 
Else 
 StatusBar = "Document is a mail merge main document." 
End If

See also

MailMerge Object

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