Have a portable and desktop. Windows XP Professional on both.
Same OutLook settings on both
A. OutLook - Tools- Email Accounts - Change/View Address Book - Change
- Show Names By (Set to FIRST LAST)
B. OutLooks - Tools - Options - Preferences - Email Options - Advanced
Email Options -
YES - Automatic name checking
YES - Suggest Names while completing TO, CC and BCC Fields

I created an EXCEL worksheet with a field named USER NAME. It is format
of First Name + space + Last Name. EX - John Doe.

When I get to step 6 of the MailMerge (Email choice). I enter the USER
NAME as the TO name choice.

On my desktop, it works fine. On my portable, I get a CHECK NAMES
window pop up. I have to select the SELECT MORE NAMES button. I have to
manually enter the name in the format of LAST, FIRST (Ex. Doe, John). It
will then work.

What setting(s) do I need to change on my portable to allow MS Word
MailMerge to accept TO Name format of First +space + Last and
internally convert it to view my address book with Last, First.


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wlf

Hi Wlf,

What setting(s) do I need to change on my portable to allow MS Word
MailMerge to accept TO Name format of First +space + Last and
internally convert it to view my address book with Last, First.

You need to ask this in an Outlook newsgroup. The Check Names
functionality is part of Outlook.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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