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Microsoft Word 2013 defaults to open a document in read only mode.  The data cannot be written into the merge because Word does not allow editing in read modeonly mode.

Solution

Change default settings in Word

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  1. Open a Word document.
  2. Open Word options from the File toolbar.
  3. On the bottom of the General tab uncheck the box that says “Open e-mail attachments and other uneditable files in reading view.” This will prevent Word from opening in read viewonly view, therefore the data will merge.

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