MS Word/Access Mail Merge Prob-STUMPED!

[blankbandit]

i've searched the whole friggin net and i can't find an answer to this so if anyone knows please advise.

when you use an access database query as your data source in a MS Word mail merge. then, you go to queries. here there are two tabs: Filter and Sort.
here is my problem...why can't i sort??? the filter tab is functional but the sort tab is grayed out and unusable. i just can't figure out why!

thanks in advance!

 

[jaksback]

make sure there is a query alreay built in access first.

 

[blankbandit]

built in? there are data records in my query, of course. i'm not sure what you mean, exactly.
please advise
thanks for responding!