Mail Merge error - ?

I am getting an error when doing a mail merge.
I have a FM database that has been exported to excel (Why ... FM is owned by Apple for goodness sake). I have then opened the xls file in Numbers and I am getting the error
"Please select a Numbers document that has one or more named columns and one or more rows of data."
Please help.
Thanks,

You need to designate a row as a header row in the Numbers table. Imported spreadsheets don't mark the first row as a header row. If the top row does contain the labels, hover the cursor over the row number, click the down-facing arrow that appears & choose conver to header row.
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I'm sure glad someone seems to be having success finding work arounds...
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Re: PDF Maker Mail Merge error
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