Why are you doing step 5? You selected your recipients at the beginning.
In Outlook/Word 2002/2003 there is an extra step required to create mailing
labels. Instructions he
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284401

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Info" wrote in message
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Russ,

Here are the specific steps I followed.
1. I begin in Outlook 03 in category view. I have categorized all my
contacts so I can choose specific ones for emails and mailing labels. I
highlight the category, then hit tools, then mail merge

2. I choose "Only Selected Contacts" & "Contact fields in Current View."
In
merge options, I choose Mailing labels, click O.K

3. A box appears saying "Outlook has created a Mail Merge document and
prepared your contact data for you. In order to complete the setup for
Mailing labels you have to press the "setup button" in section 1 of the
Mail
Merge helper dialog. I click O.K

4. The Mail Merge helper comes up, the Mailing labels are chosed, label
size
(8160) data source has already been selected, I hit Cancel. Now I have a
blank label screen in Word. I go to Tools, Letters and Mailings, then
Mail
Merge.

5. The table on the right side pops up, Under Select Recipients, I choose
use an existing client list (its selected by default). I click Step 3 of
6
(Arrange Your Labels) Under Arrange your labels, I choose Address Block,
then
Hit O.K, the Address Block appears in the first label on the sheet.

6. Under Replicate Labels, I click update all labels, when I click preview
your labels (Step 4 of 6) I get a blank screen. Do I have to Merge a
field
or something. Why are the addresses not coming up??

Thanks,
Mike

3.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

All what steps? How are we supposed to know what steps you are following?
You cannot select a category for a mail merge unless you do so as the
first
step and do the merge from Outlook.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Info" wrote in message
...
I am trying to print mailing labels by selecting a specific category
group
then doing a mail merge in Outlook 03. I understand all the steps but
seem
to be missing something.....When I get to step 4, I choose Address
block,
then when I click on Update Labels, I am getting a Yes Yes Yes on all
the
labels and the addresses are not coming up for the selected category.
What
am I missing here??

Thanks,
Mike

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Display your contacts folder with the By Category view.
Select the items in the desired category.
Choose Tools | Mail Merge.
Follow the prompts from there.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Maren" wrote in message
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I am trying to make labels and I would like to use only the contacts
in
a
certain category. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to do
this?