without seeing a screenshot, it's hard to say if it was normal code - i.e.,
what is needed for the fields or something that really wasn't supposed to be
there. My guess is the ABC button in the merge toolbar was toggled or you
were showing raw fields (Alt+F9).
the ABC button toggles it between showing <<field name>> or the actual
content from one record that will be merged
Alt+F9 toggles it between showing << First Name>> or the actual content
from one record that will be merged and {MERGEFIELD "First Name" \m}
In each case, the field is typically shaded gray if you click in it. (I
think you can set it to shade all fields all the time too.)
If it was not the brackets and mergefields, send a screenshot to the address
I post from and I'll take a look.
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"Roberto - Mortgage Solution Providers"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:67E71E71-5CAB-4CB2-9054-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ms. Poremsky,
>
> Please may I interrupt you once more and request your assistance.
>
> I tried to do the Mail Merge to a template message I had previously
> created.
> The resultant was an unreadable document in some kind of programing code.
>
> I categorized the contacts, selected the desired contacts (selected the
> first contact and Shift+down arrow to the last contact), proceeded to
> select
> Tools, Mail Merge. Selected "All contacts in the current view", selected
> "Existing document", browsed to my template, selected it, on to Merge
> Options, where I selected "Form Letters" for Document Type: and "e-mail"
> for
> Merge to:, clicked "OK" - The document produced for merge field insertion
> was
> in code. Where did I go wrong???
> - At this point I procceded to blind copy all my recepients and send the
> the message to myself as the principal recepient.
>
> I would like to know how to E-MAIL-merge with contacts. Please help me.
>
> Thank you, Roberto
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> use categories and mail merge instead.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>> Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
>>
>> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>>
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>>
>> "Roberto - Mortgage Solution Providers" <Roberto - Mortgage Solution
>> (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:F3368ED9-FEB0-447D-85F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > How can I Individualize a distribution list? While using a distribution
>> > list,
>> > I would like the name of the individual recepient to appear in the
>> > "To:"
>> > field without listing the other members of the list. Is that possible
>> > and
>> > if
>> > it is how do I do it? I'm using Outlook 2003 w/ latest updates.
>>
>>
>>
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