Mail Merge from Contacts Sub Folder

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Laura Prothero

I am trying to create a mail merge using a sub folder containing just some
of the contacts from my main contacts. I can't find a way to specify the
sub folder. I tried exporting that folder to Excel and Access, but then I
couldn't figure out how to get the mailing address to show on the labels.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Laura
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Did you enable the subfolder as an email address book in its properties?
Why not start the merge from the subfolder? That way your merge data source
is already defined.
 
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Laura Prothero

Thanks Russ. Doing it from Outlook rather than from Word was the trick.

Laura

Russ Valentine said:
Did you enable the subfolder as an email address book in its properties?
Why not start the merge from the subfolder? That way your merge data
source is already defined.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Laura Prothero said:
I am trying to create a mail merge using a sub folder containing just some
of the contacts from my main contacts. I can't find a way to specify the
sub folder. I tried exporting that folder to Excel and Access, but then I
couldn't figure out how to get the mailing address to show on the labels.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Laura
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Micheline

Russ, I must be missing something important. I ran the Mail Merge from
within Outlook, but the new document that it creates has the address label
format, but stays blank. No contact information.
I'm trying to create a mailing label address list. Thanks!




Russ Valentine said:
Did you enable the subfolder as an email address book in its properties?
Why not start the merge from the subfolder? That way your merge data source
is already defined.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Laura Prothero said:
I am trying to create a mail merge using a sub folder containing just some
of the contacts from my main contacts. I can't find a way to specify the
sub folder. I tried exporting that folder to Excel and Access, but then I
couldn't figure out how to get the mailing address to show on the labels.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Laura
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

You'd need to post your version and steps used for anyone to help you. In
Outlook/Word 2002/2003 there is an extra step required to create mailing
labels. Instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284401

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Micheline said:
Russ, I must be missing something important. I ran the Mail Merge from
within Outlook, but the new document that it creates has the address label
format, but stays blank. No contact information.
I'm trying to create a mailing label address list. Thanks!




Russ Valentine said:
Did you enable the subfolder as an email address book in its properties?
Why not start the merge from the subfolder? That way your merge data
source
is already defined.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Laura Prothero said:
I am trying to create a mail merge using a sub folder containing just
some
of the contacts from my main contacts. I can't find a way to specify
the
sub folder. I tried exporting that folder to Excel and Access, but then
I
couldn't figure out how to get the mailing address to show on the
labels.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Laura
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