No-one has mentioned Outlook which is the obvious place to store addresses
http://www.gmayor.com/mailmerge_from_outlook.htm
That aside, Word can use a variety of data formats, but the most reliable is
to use a Word table.

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workingwoods wrote:
I am trying to set up a data base of names for a mailing list, and
then make it retrievable into a letter format or just envelope
addressing. Anyone with information on how to help me would be
greatly appreciated. It has been years since my college days and
learning macros and such.