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Word 2007 Mail Merge w/Outlook doesn't show all fields
Wow! I am just amazed that Microsoft still hasn't done anything to make this
process easier. I am trying to set up a simple form file in Word 2007 that gives me the option to select a contact from Outlook 2007 contacts and merge the file. WHen I click Select Recipients from the Ribbon I only get a handful of fields from Outlook. How do I get access to ALL the contact fields? THanks! |
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Word 2007 Mail Merge w/Outlook doesn't show all fields
It was ever thus! Start the merge from Outlook
http://www.gmayor.com/mailmerge_from_outlook.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deb wrote: Wow! I am just amazed that Microsoft still hasn't done anything to make this process easier. I am trying to set up a simple form file in Word 2007 that gives me the option to select a contact from Outlook 2007 contacts and merge the file. WHen I click Select Recipients from the Ribbon I only get a handful of fields from Outlook. How do I get access to ALL the contact fields? THanks! |
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Word 2007 Mail Merge w/Outlook doesn't show all fields
Thanks, Graham. I have read those articles, but don't -- even if using the
Helper -- see how to find the Outlook contacts and get access to ALL the fields, not just the small subset they populate by default. I've tried browsing to the Outlook file location of: C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\Out look1.pst and it gives me an error saying "Word Failed Reading from this File. Please restore the network connection or replace the floppy disk and retry." This is just way too convoluted. Even when you start a merge from Outlook you still hvae to already have the primary file set up with the fields you want to merge with. I simply want to create that primary file. "Graham Mayor" wrote: It was ever thus! Start the merge from Outlook http://www.gmayor.com/mailmerge_from_outlook.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deb wrote: Wow! I am just amazed that Microsoft still hasn't done anything to make this process easier. I am trying to set up a simple form file in Word 2007 that gives me the option to select a contact from Outlook 2007 contacts and merge the file. WHen I click Select Recipients from the Ribbon I only get a handful of fields from Outlook. How do I get access to ALL the contact fields? THanks! |
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Word 2007 Mail Merge w/Outlook doesn't show all fields
You need to read them again - especially the first one!
Word cannot open the PST file. Only Outlook can do that. As for the 'primary file' you don't have to have the pre-configured. You can start from a blank document. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deb wrote: Thanks, Graham. I have read those articles, but don't -- even if using the Helper -- see how to find the Outlook contacts and get access to ALL the fields, not just the small subset they populate by default. I've tried browsing to the Outlook file location of: C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\Out look1.pst and it gives me an error saying "Word Failed Reading from this File. Please restore the network connection or replace the floppy disk and retry." This is just way too convoluted. Even when you start a merge from Outlook you still hvae to already have the primary file set up with the fields you want to merge with. I simply want to create that primary file. "Graham Mayor" wrote: It was ever thus! Start the merge from Outlook http://www.gmayor.com/mailmerge_from_outlook.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deb wrote: Wow! I am just amazed that Microsoft still hasn't done anything to make this process easier. I am trying to set up a simple form file in Word 2007 that gives me the option to select a contact from Outlook 2007 contacts and merge the file. WHen I click Select Recipients from the Ribbon I only get a handful of fields from Outlook. How do I get access to ALL the contact fields? THanks! |
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