Accessing Outlook Contacts from within MS Word

[Phil Rabichow]

I'm now using WinXP Pro SR2, Word 2003 (having skipped from Word 2000), &
still using Netscape Messenger 4.75 for email. Under Win98 & Word 2000, I
was able to use the dropdown toolbar button in Word to access contacts. In
other words, I could put in a complete name & address with the click of a
button.

When I try to click it now, I get a message: "Either there is no default
mail client or the current mail client cannot fullfill the messaging
request. Please run Microsoft Office Outlook & set it as the default mail
client."

I don't want to use Outlook as my default email client, but I do want to
access it's contacts within Word, the way I did with earlier versions.
Anyone know the solution to this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Of course not.
Outlook must be your default email program if you expect to integrate with
other Office applications.

 

[Phil Rabichow]

Hi Russ:
Thank you for your response. However, when I had Office Pro 2000, I was using
Netscape 4.75 as my default email application & I Word was able to access the
contacts list. Maybe it was because I originally had everything in Scheduler
Plus & merged it to Outlook. I was hoping there could be some sort of registry
hack, but I don't know what it would be. If you can think of anything I can
try, please let me know.
--
Thanks again. I appreciate your time.

Phil

Of course not.
Outlook must be your default email program if you expect to integrate with
other Office applications.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm now using WinXP Pro SR2, Word 2003 (having skipped from Word 2000), &
still using Netscape Messenger 4.75 for email. Under Win98 & Word 2000, I
was able to use the dropdown toolbar button in Word to access contacts.
In
other words, I could put in a complete name & address with the click of a
button.

When I try to click it now, I get a message: "Either there is no default
mail client or the current mail client cannot fullfill the messaging
request. Please run Microsoft Office Outlook & set it as the default mail
client."

I don't want to use Outlook as my default email client, but I do want to
access it's contacts within Word, the way I did with earlier versions.
Anyone know the solution to this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I've never seen integration with Word with any version of Outlook if I did
not set Outlook as the default email program, and that included Outlook
2000.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi Russ:
Thank you for your response. However, when I had Office Pro 2000, I was
using
Netscape 4.75 as my default email application & I Word was able to access
the
contacts list. Maybe it was because I originally had everything in
Scheduler
Plus & merged it to Outlook. I was hoping there could be some sort of
registry
hack, but I don't know what it would be. If you can think of anything I
can
try, please let me know.
--
Thanks again. I appreciate your time.

Phil

Of course not.
Outlook must be your default email program if you expect to integrate
with
other Office applications.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm now using WinXP Pro SR2, Word 2003 (having skipped from Word 2000),
&
still using Netscape Messenger 4.75 for email. Under Win98 & Word
2000, I
was able to use the dropdown toolbar button in Word to access contacts.
In
other words, I could put in a complete name & address with the click of
a
button.

When I try to click it now, I get a message: "Either there is no
default
mail client or the current mail client cannot fullfill the messaging
request. Please run Microsoft Office Outlook & set it as the default
mail
client."

I don't want to use Outlook as my default email client, but I do want
to
access it's contacts within Word, the way I did with earlier versions.
Anyone know the solution to this?