Outlook-Categories-Print labels by categories

[Guest]

I have Outlook 2000 SP3. I want to print labels by categories. Can you do
this with a filter view, if so, how do you filter the view and then do you
export to excel and merge into word?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Your version is very old and no longer supported. Moreover, you failed to
provide which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using.
Mail merges are a function of Word, not Outlook. Mail merges from Word
cannot be sorted by category. With modern versions one would use Outlook to
sort the Contacts by category first, then start the merge to Word from
Outlook using the Contacts you selected (Contacts Folder > Tools > Mail
Merge). If have no such option in Outlook 2000, then you would have to
create a separate Contacts subfolder containing only the Contacts in the
category to which you want to merge, then perform the merge from Word to
that Contacts subfolder.

 

[Guest]

Hi,
Thanks for the information. I have Outlook 2000 SP3. Are most of these
answers only for Office 2003? Can you create a view in Outlook by category?
If so, how? Then would I export into excel then word to create labels?
--
jazzed4life

Your version is very old and no longer supported. Moreover, you failed to
provide which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using.
Mail merges are a function of Word, not Outlook. Mail merges from Word
cannot be sorted by category. With modern versions one would use Outlook to
sort the Contacts by category first, then start the merge to Word from
Outlook using the Contacts you selected (Contacts Folder > Tools > Mail
Merge). If have no such option in Outlook 2000, then you would have to
create a separate Contacts subfolder containing only the Contacts in the
category to which you want to merge, then perform the merge from Word to
that Contacts subfolder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have Outlook 2000 SP3. I want to print labels by categories. Can you do
this with a filter view, if so, how do you filter the view and then do you
export to excel and merge into word?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you read my post?
The answer applies to currently supported versions. I can't remember if it
applies to Outlook 2000, but I told you how to check.
Not sure why you keep thinking you need to bring Excel into this. Outlook is
your data source.
Help Files abound on mail merges, and so do countless sites on the Internet.
For an overview of these functions take a look here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/printlabel.htm
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/mailmerge.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011186361033.aspx


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi,
Thanks for the information. I have Outlook 2000 SP3. Are most of these
answers only for Office 2003? Can you create a view in Outlook by
category?
If so, how? Then would I export into excel then word to create labels?
--
jazzed4life

Your version is very old and no longer supported. Moreover, you failed to
provide which mode of Outlook 2000 you are using.
Mail merges are a function of Word, not Outlook. Mail merges from Word
cannot be sorted by category. With modern versions one would use Outlook
to
sort the Contacts by category first, then start the merge to Word from
Outlook using the Contacts you selected (Contacts Folder > Tools > Mail
Merge). If have no such option in Outlook 2000, then you would have to
create a separate Contacts subfolder containing only the Contacts in the
category to which you want to merge, then perform the merge from Word to
that Contacts subfolder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have Outlook 2000 SP3. I want to print labels by categories. Can you
do
this with a filter view, if so, how do you filter the view and then do
you
export to excel and merge into word?