How can I automatically add a name to a message from my outlook contacts,
especially when sending out to lots of people, ie instaed of putting "dear
all" i would like it to say "dear Jo" or whatever name I have in my outlook
contacts?

"steve smith" <steve (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:88EA068D-753C-4D28-9B82-(E-Mail Removed)...
> How can I automatically add a name to a message from my outlook contacts,
> especially when sending out to lots of people, ie instaed of putting "dear
> all" i would like it to say "dear Jo" or whatever name I have in my
> outlook
> contacts?

Mail merge.

You can do this via a mail merge.
See http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/mailmerge.htm

If you want to do this for every mail by default, then you can use this
add-in;
http://addins.howto-outlook.com/dsd_bellsandwhistles

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"steve smith" <steve (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:88EA068D-753C-4D28-9B82-(E-Mail Removed)...
> How can I automatically add a name to a message from my outlook contacts,
> especially when sending out to lots of people, ie instaed of putting "dear
> all" i would like it to say "dear Jo" or whatever name I have in my
> outlook
> contacts?

On Oct 6, 2:34*pm, steve smith <steve sm...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> How can I automatically add a name to a message from my outlook contacts,
> especially when sending out to lots of people, ie instaed of putting "dear
> all" i would like it to say "dear Jo" or whatever name I have in my outlook
> contacts?

Hi Steve,

There is a program especialy designed for this called Easy Mail Merge
which can be used to send personalized email messages to a group of
people from Outlook contacts or any distribution list, including csv
files.
It is very easy to use and you will find it practical.
You can find it at www.emailaddressmanager.com

Regards,
Andrei