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Can the data source determine the font color in mail merge?

Is it possible to have the data source determine the font color in Word?

I want to make slides for math solutions and have the numbers change colors when they are being worked with (or shown being worked with).  For example, if I am showing the addition of 27 and 35 in a vertical addition format and want the 7 and 5 to turn red as they are added first, and then back to black when the 2 and 3 are being added together. 

The reason I am wanting to do this in mail merge is that I would like to do three of each type of problem.  In each problem the numbers change, but the solution sequence remains the same.  I'm trying to figure out the best way to do this.  I have several hundred problem types with three problems of each.

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A mailmerge can't read the colours of the source data. However, if a given data field always requires the same colour or there are clearly defined conditions that can be ascertained or evaluated from the data, field coding in the mailmerge main document can be used to colour the output.
Cheers
Paul Edstein
(Fmr MS MVP - Word)

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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 188 Applies to: