HT1338 Mail Merge for Microsoft Word for Mac 2011

I am trying to do a mail merge on my Macbook, using Microsoft Word for Mac 2011. I get as far as choosing the data source, however, a pop-up appears saying, "Word was unable to open data source." I cannot get past this point. Help!!

Seeing as how Word is a Microsoft product, you might have a better chance of an answer on the Microsoft forum.
Allan

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