export contacts for Word mail merge

[Guest]

Running XP, Office Small Business 2003.

I cannot export my contacts into Word for a merge to mailing labels. Is
this because of the way Outlook combined street/city/state/zip into one box?
Is there a way to change those fields in Outlook so that each item is a
separate field? Do I need a 3rd party add-in to accomplish any or all of
this? The best I get is a sheet of labels in Word that just says <<Next
Record>> over and over. Could someone please explain?

Also, I have the same problem on another machine running 2000.

Thanks in advance, MT

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Why would you export Contacts?
Just run the merge. Provides the steps you are using and your version.
In Outlook/Word 2002/2003 there is an extra step required to create mailing
labels. Instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284401

 

[Guest]

Why? Because I couldn't make it work in Outlook, and after going through the
steps outlined in the article, I still can't. Perhaps it's because the
versions don't correspond, but the best I could get was a garbled read-out of
every field, separated by lots of commas, and the Help in both Word and
Outlook was less than illuminating. So much for seamless integration.

Why would you export Contacts?
Just run the merge. Provides the steps you are using and your version.
In Outlook/Word 2002/2003 there is an extra step required to create mailing
labels. Instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284401

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Running XP, Office Small Business 2003.

I cannot export my contacts into Word for a merge to mailing labels. Is
this because of the way Outlook combined street/city/state/zip into one
box?
Is there a way to change those fields in Outlook so that each item is a
separate field? Do I need a 3rd party add-in to accomplish any or all of
this? The best I get is a sheet of labels in Word that just says <<Next
Record>> over and over. Could someone please explain?

Also, I have the same problem on another machine running 2000.

Thanks in advance, MT

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Impossible to help. When you do not post versions and the precise steps you
use, no troubleshooting is possible.
If your Outlook and Word versions do not even match, then of course you
can't do a mail merge.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Why? Because I couldn't make it work in Outlook, and after going through
the
steps outlined in the article, I still can't. Perhaps it's because the
versions don't correspond, but the best I could get was a garbled read-out
of
every field, separated by lots of commas, and the Help in both Word and
Outlook was less than illuminating. So much for seamless integration.

Why would you export Contacts?
Just run the merge. Provides the steps you are using and your version.
In Outlook/Word 2002/2003 there is an extra step required to create
mailing
labels. Instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284401

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Running XP, Office Small Business 2003.

I cannot export my contacts into Word for a merge to mailing labels.
Is
this because of the way Outlook combined street/city/state/zip into one
box?
Is there a way to change those fields in Outlook so that each item is a
separate field? Do I need a 3rd party add-in to accomplish any or all
of
this? The best I get is a sheet of labels in Word that just says
<<Next
Record>> over and over. Could someone please explain?

Also, I have the same problem on another machine running 2000.

Thanks in advance, MT

 

[belto]

Following on from this posting
is there an article explaining how to select indivudual address,s to print
envelopes in short runs

Impossible to help. When you do not post versions and the precise steps
you use, no troubleshooting is possible.
If your Outlook and Word versions do not even match, then of course you
can't do a mail merge.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Why? Because I couldn't make it work in Outlook, and after going through
the
steps outlined in the article, I still can't. Perhaps it's because the
versions don't correspond, but the best I could get was a garbled
read-out of
every field, separated by lots of commas, and the Help in both Word and
Outlook was less than illuminating. So much for seamless integration.

Why would you export Contacts?
Just run the merge. Provides the steps you are using and your version.
In Outlook/Word 2002/2003 there is an extra step required to create
mailing
labels. Instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284401

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Running XP, Office Small Business 2003.

I cannot export my contacts into Word for a merge to mailing labels.
Is
this because of the way Outlook combined street/city/state/zip into
one
box?
Is there a way to change those fields in Outlook so that each item is
a
separate field? Do I need a 3rd party add-in to accomplish any or all
of
this? The best I get is a sheet of labels in Word that just says
<<Next
Record>> over and over. Could someone please explain?

Also, I have the same problem on another machine running 2000.

Thanks in advance, MT

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Select the Contacts to which you want to merge in Outlook, then run the
merge from Outlook.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011186361033.aspx
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Following on from this posting
is there an article explaining how to select indivudual address,s to
print envelopes in short runs

Impossible to help. When you do not post versions and the precise steps
you use, no troubleshooting is possible.
If your Outlook and Word versions do not even match, then of course you
can't do a mail merge.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Why? Because I couldn't make it work in Outlook, and after going
through the
steps outlined in the article, I still can't. Perhaps it's because the
versions don't correspond, but the best I could get was a garbled
read-out of
every field, separated by lots of commas, and the Help in both Word and
Outlook was less than illuminating. So much for seamless integration.

:

Why would you export Contacts?
Just run the merge. Provides the steps you are using and your version.
In Outlook/Word 2002/2003 there is an extra step required to create
mailing
labels. Instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284401

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Running XP, Office Small Business 2003.

I cannot export my contacts into Word for a merge to mailing labels.
Is
this because of the way Outlook combined street/city/state/zip into
one
box?
Is there a way to change those fields in Outlook so that each item is
a
separate field? Do I need a 3rd party add-in to accomplish any or
all of
this? The best I get is a sheet of labels in Word that just says
<<Next
Record>> over and over. Could someone please explain?

Also, I have the same problem on another machine running 2000.

Thanks in advance, MT