How to remove mail merge data source from Word document

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The following steps show how to remove the link between a Word document and a mail merge data source.

When you open a Word document that has mail merge data source you see a message that reads:

Opening this document will run the following SQL command: 
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These steps work in both Word 2013 and Word 2016.

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  1. With the Word document open, open the ‘Mailings’ tab
  2. Click on the ‘Start Mail Merge’ button
  3. Then click on ‘Normal Word Document’
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  5. Close the save the document – the link to the data source has now been removed.