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PowerMerge works by replacing text fields contained in your presentation with records (cells) from an Excel worksheet.
Text fields are simply labels enclosed in brackets. Fields can contain letters and numbers but should start with a letter.
Example
A presentation contains the following field: [Company name]
The data sheet associated with the presentation is:

PowerMerge will replace [Company name] with Exxon Mobil, Wal-Mart Stores, etc.
Field naming rules
The following chart shows examples of valid and invalid field names.
Field name example
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Validity
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Explanation
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[a]
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Valid
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Starts with a letter.
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[A]
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Valid
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Field is equivalent to [a] because field names are case insensitive.
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[OdD CaSE]
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Valid
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Field names are case insensitive.
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[Company Name]
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Valid
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Contains only letters and spaces.
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[This is a long field]
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Valid
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It has less than 50 characters.
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[I should totally start thinking about making my field names shorter]
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Not valid
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Field names are limited to 50 characters.
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[Field number 1]
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Valid
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Numbers are allowed after the first character.
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[1]
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Not valid
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Field names cannot start with a number; they must start with a letter.
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[Mary had 1 little lamb]
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Valid
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Numbers are allowed after the first character.
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[A "peculiar" field]
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Not Valid
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Fields can only contain letters and digits.
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[A field with punctuation.]
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Not Valid
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Fields can only contain letters and digits.
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CompanyName
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Not valid
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Not enclosed in brackets.
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[ ]
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Not valid
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Field names must start with a letter.
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