Availability of the Mail Merge feature in Outlook 2003

[Guest]

I am attempting to create an email merge within Outlook 2003. The help files
indicate that this feature is accessible through the Tools menu, where the
Mail Merge option should appear, but it does not.

Suggestions, anyone?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Does for everyone else. How are you different?
Where are you looking?
What version of Word is installed?

 

[Guest]

Aha, found the problem. What the online help files don't specify is that you
have to be in a NEW email message for the "Mail Merge" option to appear. Then
it's fairly straight-forward. Thanks for your help.

Does for everyone else. How are you different?
Where are you looking?
What version of Word is installed?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am attempting to create an email merge within Outlook 2003. The help
files
indicate that this feature is accessible through the Tools menu, where the
Mail Merge option should appear, but it does not.

Suggestions, anyone?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Actually, you need to be in your contacts folder. Select the contacts you want to merge, then choose Tools | Mail Merge.

What you're seeing in the mail message is Word's own mail merge command, since Word is your email editor. Better to start the merge from the contacts folder.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Aha, found the problem. What the online help files don't specify is that you
have to be in a NEW email message for the "Mail Merge" option to appear. Then
it's fairly straight-forward. Thanks for your help.

Does for everyone else. How are you different?
Where are you looking?
What version of Word is installed?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am attempting to create an email merge within Outlook 2003. The help
files
indicate that this feature is accessible through the Tools menu, where the
Mail Merge option should appear, but it does not.

Suggestions, anyone?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not so. You can also find Mail Merge in the Contacts Folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Aha, found the problem. What the online help files don't specify is that
you
have to be in a NEW email message for the "Mail Merge" option to appear.
Then
it's fairly straight-forward. Thanks for your help.

Does for everyone else. How are you different?
Where are you looking?
What version of Word is installed?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am attempting to create an email merge within Outlook 2003. The help
files
indicate that this feature is accessible through the Tools menu, where
the
Mail Merge option should appear, but it does not.

Suggestions, anyone?