Merge Fields Issue

[Chrisie Jennings]

Morning!  I'm creating a new job and selecting/matching the merge fields.  As you'll see from my pic, the merge field listings are blank, however if I click on a blank line it DOES insert a field.  This left me with trying to "find" the correct field in a very long list.  Total pain in my butt.  I've gone out of Autocrat and back in, started over, etc.  Does anyone know why it's not showing the field name?  Thanks!  (see attached pic)

[Joseph Schmidt]

The first step is to make sure you have selected the correct tab on the spreadsheet.  That should give you a list of the headings on that tab.

Joe Schmidt

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On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM 'Chrisie Jennings' via NV Autocrat Add-on <nv-autocr...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Morning!  I'm creating a new job and selecting/matching the merge fields.  As you'll see from my pic, the merge field listings are blank, however if I click on a blank line it DOES insert a field.  This left me with trying to "find" the correct field in a very long list.  Total pain in my butt.  I've gone out of Autocrat and back in, started over, etc.  Does anyone know why it's not showing the field name?  Thanks!  (see attached pic)

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[Chrisie Jennings]

I selected the correct tab on the spreadsheet and I copied the headings (didn’t hand type them).  Like I said, I can click a blank line and it inputs a field, so they are there correctly, it’s just not showing me the name of the field so I have to click on all of them to find the right one.  Attaching a picture again. As you can see, I went through the guess game and filled in all my merge fields correctly.  When I click on Date, for instance, to change it, you see the blank links (but the lines DO represent a field).

 

 

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The first step is to make sure you have selected the correct tab on the spreadsheet. That should give you a list of the headings on that tab. Joe Schmidt https: //www. youtube. com/c/JoeSchmidt GLUA. Joe@ gmail. com New Visions Blog Entry - Joe Schmidt

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[Joseph Schmidt]

I'm having trouble fully understanding 

You have to make sure the correct tab and correct row are selected.

The fields should show in the dropdown menu.

Did you use any special character in the title of any of the columns?

I'm thinking a line break.

I might be able to do a video session but not until after 6:00 pm eastern time.

Joe Schmidt

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[Chrisie Jennings]

The fields aren't showing as the picture shows. Yes, I have special characters in some of the column headers. Do you think that's the issue?

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[Joseph Schmidt]

Yes. Special character will sometimes keep the headings from loading.

Try removing them and see what happens.

Joe Schmidt

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[Chrisie Jennings]

I removed special characters.  “Maps to Column” options still show all blank (but if you click on any blank line, it does insert a field….so it’s a guessing game to find the right one to click).

 

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Yes. Special character will sometimes keep the headings from loading. Try removing them and see what happens. Joe Schmidt On Fri, Nov 21, 2025, 5: 32 PM 'Chrisie Jennings' via NV Autocrat Add-on <nv-autocrat-add-on@ googlegroups. com>

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[Joseph Schmidt]

Are the heading multiple lines long?

If your spreadsheet has a form, you have to change the Google form.

Sometimes folks add a CR to make the form easier to read.  That causes AutoCrat to not be able to read the column titles.

If this is the case, modify the question to something simply and put what ever you want in the description of the question.

If you still have a problem, share a spreadsheet with just the column titles and which sheet you are using.

Joe Schmidt

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[Chrisie Jennings]

I had one field that had two sentences.  I shortened it and voila!  Fixed!  I can see all of the Map to Column items!  Yay!  Thank you so much, Joseph!  😊  #happydance

 

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Are the heading multiple lines long? If your spreadsheet has a form, you have to change the Google form. Sometimes folks add a CR to make the form easier to read. That causes AutoCrat to not be able to read the column titles. If this is the

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