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I know it's possible to print a sheet of address labels from Outlook, BUT is
it possible to do the reverse? I have a sheet of address labels I'd like to
*import into Outlook*...

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

C.

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Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell wrote:

I know it's possible to print a sheet of address labels from Outlook,
BUT is it possible to do the reverse? I have a sheet of address
labels I'd like to *import into Outlook*...

If you have some Optical Character Recognition software available to you to
can scan the paper and convert the characters into data the PC can recognize
as text, it's conceivable.
--
Brian Tillman

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Actually I already have it electronically... so how would I go about it in
that case? What I'm trying to avoid of course is having to copy and paste
572 names and addresses into Outlook individually, hence my trying to find
some sort of import mechanism...

Thanks again!

C.

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell wrote:

I know it's possible to print a sheet of address labels from Outlook,
BUT is it possible to do the reverse? I have a sheet of address
labels I'd like to *import into Outlook*...

If you have some Optical Character Recognition software available to you
to can scan the paper and convert the characters into data the PC can
recognize as text, it's conceivable.
--
Brian Tillman

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Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell wrote:

Actually I already have it electronically... so how would I go about
it in that case? What I'm trying to avoid of course is having to copy
and paste 572 names and addresses into Outlook individually, hence my
trying to find some sort of import mechanism...

Depends on what form it is in. If it's a comma-separated values file, it
should be straightforward. Excel spreadsheets are also reasonable easy.
Other formats may be more difficult, but until you let us know the format,
we can't say for sure.
--
Brian Tillman

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Sorry 'bout that!

I used the Word template from Avery for their 5162 mailing labels ... so
it's a type of table I guess... each label is in a cell like this:

First and Last Name
School Name
Address
City, Province Postal Code

There... hope that helps!

C.

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell wrote:

Actually I already have it electronically... so how would I go about
it in that case? What I'm trying to avoid of course is having to copy
and paste 572 names and addresses into Outlook individually, hence my
trying to find some sort of import mechanism...

Depends on what form it is in. If it's a comma-separated values file, it
should be straightforward. Excel spreadsheets are also reasonable easy.
Other formats may be more difficult, but until you let us know the format,
we can't say for sure.
--
Brian Tillman

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Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell wrote:

I used the Word template from Avery for their 5162 mailing labels ...
so it's a type of table I guess... each label is in a cell like this:

As far as I know, Outlook cannot import directly from a Word document.
You'll have to convert it to a file that Outlook can handle. In Outlook
click FIleImport and ExportImport from another program or fileNext and
read the various types of files Outlook can handle. Then massage your Word
document into one of these formats.
--
Brian Tillman

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Thanks again! I'll give that a shot...
C.

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell wrote:

I used the Word template from Avery for their 5162 mailing labels ...
so it's a type of table I guess... each label is in a cell like this:

As far as I know, Outlook cannot import directly from a Word document.
You'll have to convert it to a file that Outlook can handle. In Outlook
click FIleImport and ExportImport from another program or fileNext and
read the various types of files Outlook can handle. Then massage your
Word document into one of these formats.
--
Brian Tillman