# Mailmerge Question (Word 2000)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 6, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailmerge-question-word-2000/75104 "2001-08-06T12:52:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailmerge-question-word-2000/75104/1 "2001-08-06T12:52:42Z")

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Is there a maximum number of records that Word can handle in a mailmerge?

I am trying to merge some 3500 records into a fairly complex Word document, and when the merge is performed, it gets to 400 records or so quite quickly and then approaches treacle-lick velocity. I left it running over my lunch break and it only got to 1300 before essentially grinding to a halt.

Any ideas?

Gp

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**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailmerge-question-word-2000/75104/2 "2001-08-06T17:35:08Z")

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Try breaking up your data source into four different files (875 records per file) and running the mail merge 4 times.

Of course, I don’t know how much memory you have, what your resources look like, what your processor speed is, etc.

By the way, I found nothing indicating a maximum number of records for a mail merge in Word 2K, just a maximum number of fields (63, in case you’re wondering).

Good luck!