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November 2nd 06, 02:24 AM
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Need help getting contacts into word for mail merge
I've exported my outlook contacts to a file on my desktop to use for
mail merge, and when I try to set up a new profile in Word (during the mail merge wizard), I keep getting this message: "Unable to obtain list of tables from the data source." How do I set my Outlook Contacts as the source for mail merge to pull files from. I'm so frustrated with this program! BTW, is outlook Contacts stored as "outlook.pst" ? That's the file I exported to my desktop. I don't know if this makes a difference, but my MS Office 2002 is actually on my D drive, not my C drive. And, I used to use Corel WP, so my original contacts folder for mail merge was Corel. How do I direct (through the wizard) "choose contacts folder" to my outlook contacts? Thanks for any help. Brandy 
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November 2nd 06, 03:15 AM
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Need help getting contacts into word for mail merge
You're adding a lot of unnecessary steps. You can simply start a merge by going to your Contacts folder in Outlook and choosing Tools | Mail Merge.
-- 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 "gnGracie" wrote in message ps.com... I've exported my outlook contacts to a file on my desktop to use for mail merge, and when I try to set up a new profile in Word (during the mail merge wizard), I keep getting this message: "Unable to obtain list of tables from the data source." How do I set my Outlook Contacts as the source for mail merge to pull files from. I'm so frustrated with this program! BTW, is outlook Contacts stored as "outlook.pst" ? That's the file I exported to my desktop. I don't know if this makes a difference, but my MS Office 2002 is actually on my D drive, not my C drive. And, I used to use Corel WP, so my original contacts folder for mail merge was Corel. How do I direct (through the wizard) "choose contacts folder" to my outlook contacts? Thanks for any help. Brandy
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November 3rd 06, 05:55 AM
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Need help getting contacts into word for mail merge
Thanks so much Russ and Sue. I actually did read (and print out) the
links provided, Russ - I think I was just totally frustrated and my brain was fried yesterday. I read through all of the links provided and actually merged my letter!! (big, stupid grin on my face) Now I need to figure out labels. Any additional helpful links to instructions are greatly appreciated. You guys have been very helpful. Thanks so much. BTW, how do I start printing in the middle of a label page, say label #15? Thanks. Brandy Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: You're adding a lot of unnecessary steps. You can simply start a merge by going to your Contacts folder in Outlook and choosing Tools | Mail Merge. -- 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 "gnGracie" wrote in message ps.com... I've exported my outlook contacts to a file on my desktop to use for mail merge, and when I try to set up a new profile in Word (during the mail merge wizard), I keep getting this message: "Unable to obtain list of tables from the data source." How do I set my Outlook Contacts as the source for mail merge to pull files from. I'm so frustrated with this program! BTW, is outlook Contacts stored as "outlook.pst" ? That's the file I exported to my desktop. I don't know if this makes a difference, but my MS Office 2002 is actually on my D drive, not my C drive. And, I used to use Corel WP, so my original contacts folder for mail merge was Corel. How do I direct (through the wizard) "choose contacts folder" to my outlook contacts? Thanks for any help. Brandy
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November 2nd 06, 03:17 AM
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Need help getting contacts into word for mail merge
Why would you export Contacts for a mail merge? The whole point of Office is
to take advantage of the integration between Outlook and Word. Did you read any of the Help files on how to do a mail merge? http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/printlabel.htm http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/mailmerge.htm http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...186361033.aspx -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "gnGracie" wrote in message ps.com... I've exported my outlook contacts to a file on my desktop to use for mail merge, and when I try to set up a new profile in Word (during the mail merge wizard), I keep getting this message: "Unable to obtain list of tables from the data source." How do I set my Outlook Contacts as the source for mail merge to pull files from. I'm so frustrated with this program! BTW, is outlook Contacts stored as "outlook.pst" ? That's the file I exported to my desktop. I don't know if this makes a difference, but my MS Office 2002 is actually on my D drive, not my C drive. And, I used to use Corel WP, so my original contacts folder for mail merge was Corel. How do I direct (through the wizard) "choose contacts folder" to my outlook contacts? Thanks for any help. Brandy
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