Yes, custom fields are available to a Word merge if (a) the fields are defined in the folder, not just in the items or custom form and (b) you start the merge from Outlook, not Word.

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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


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One other question/issue - if a contact with custom form fields is used to
create a mail merge, are the new custom fields available to the word
document?