The Greeting Line merge field, like the Address Block field, is a collection of different data elements and plain text designed to save you entry time when composing data documents. Click Greeting Line in the Write & Insert Fields section of the Mailings tab of the Ribbon. This displays the Insert Greeting Line dialog box shown in Figure 10-15.

Proper operation of a number of aspects of the greeting line merge field depends upon your having several potentially obscure data elements available and filled out, such as nickname, spouse’s nickname, and the color of their children’s socks. Unless you or someone with whom you work is obsessively compulsive about data entry, you’re not likely to find some aspects of this terribly useful.

Use the Preview buttons to test your selected greeting line options against your actual data. If something doesn’t look quite right, click Match Fields and use the controls shown in Figure 10-16 to associate the Greeting Line components with the correct merge data fields.

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