Letter to Contact

[Guest]

In the help file for Outlook it says go to Actions and select New Letter to
Contact. This was a great option in Outlook 97 to 2003. I can't understand
how removing it enhanses the program in any way. In the past I used the
option about 20 times a day. I'm really surprisee that it's been
dropped...can it be added as an add on?
--
Brian Smylie

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[Gordon]

In the help file for Outlook it says go to Actions and select New Letter
to
Contact. This was a great option in Outlook 97 to 2003. I can't
understand
how removing it enhanses the program in any way. In the past I used the
option about 20 times a day. I'm really surprisee that it's been
dropped...can it be added as an add on?

If you are talking about Outlook 2007, try Actions-New Mail message????
Possibly? You DID look at that option, didn't you?

 

[Guest]

No such "new mail" in tools 2007

If you are talking about Outlook 2007, try Actions-New Mail message????
Possibly? You DID look at that option, didn't you?

 

[Gordon]

No such "new mail" in tools 2007

Well there is in mine - have you checked "Always show full menus" on
Tools-Customize-Options?

 

[Guest]

I am using windows vista, outlook 2007 and always show full menus and there
still is no "new mail" There is new message, but that brings up a draft email.

 

[Gordon]

I am using windows vista, outlook 2007 and always show full menus and there
still is no "new mail" There is new message, but that brings up a draft
email.

Well that's what you want isn't it?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not at all. They want the New Letter to Contact Wizard for snail mail. That
feature had grown so dysfunctional that the Outlook developers decided it
was easier to eliminate it from Office 2007 rather than try to make it work.
Pretty sloppy if you ask me (but no one does). Just more evidence that
Outlook developers have no intention of including CRM features and expect
third party developers to fill that gap. If only someone would...

 

[Gordon]

Not at all. They want the New Letter to Contact Wizard for snail mail.

Ah. Many people here call Email "letters"!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply to my posting. I'm using Outlook 2007. The option I
had been using in previous versions of Outlook has been removed. It is no
longer possible to put an address directly into a Word document using the New
Letter to Contact option which used to be on the Actions menu. I found an
earlier conversation in this group which confirms this. It's a bit
dissapointing as it was one of the great features of previous versions of
Outlook. I've decided to unload Office 2007 as all the automated stuff
(especially in Excel) is doing my head in. Sorry Microsoft, but this version
is a step back me.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply to my posting. I'm using Outlook 2007. The option I
had been using in previous versions of Outlook has been removed. It is no
longer possible to put an address directly into a Word document using the New
Letter to Contact option which used to be on the Actions menu. I found an
earlier conversation in this group which confirms this. It's a bit
dissapointing as it was one of the great features of previous versions of
Outlook. I've decided to unload Office 2007 as all the automated stuff
(especially in Excel) is doing my head in. Sorry Microsoft, but this version
is a step back me.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Why can't you just use the Insert Address feature in Word? It's still there.

 

[Guest]

I am using Outlook 2007 with Vista and "always show full menus" is checked.
I do not have a New Mail option. Is this is a problem with Vista and Office?

 

[Guest]

I think the point is that the OP wants to use a current e-mail to trigger a
writing a letter. I'm sure that he could go and open Word, and inseart an
e-mail address, after searching for it, or even cutting and pasting. But
that's backwards! He wants the information from an open e-mail to go into the
letter he wants to write.

While you are correct there are ways to get the same thing done, it should
be ovbious that the work around are more work, and hence less convinient.

Matt

Why can't you just use the Insert Address feature in Word? It's still there.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Wrong. "New Letter to Contact" never had anything to do with email. Nor did
it have anything to do with a recipient who is not a Contact. Geez. Just
read the name of the feature to get a clue here. Tell me. How does one send
a letter to an email address?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I think the point is that the OP wants to use a current e-mail to trigger a
writing a letter. I'm sure that he could go and open Word, and inseart an
e-mail address, after searching for it, or even cutting and pasting. But
that's backwards! He wants the information from an open e-mail to go into
the
letter he wants to write.

While you are correct there are ways to get the same thing done, it should
be ovbious that the work around are more work, and hence less convinient.

Matt

Why can't you just use the Insert Address feature in Word? It's still
there.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for your reply to my posting. I'm using Outlook 2007. The
option
I
had been using in previous versions of Outlook has been removed. It is
no
longer possible to put an address directly into a Word document using
the
New
Letter to Contact option which used to be on the Actions menu. I found
an
earlier conversation in this group which confirms this. It's a bit
dissapointing as it was one of the great features of previous versions
of
Outlook. I've decided to unload Office 2007 as all the automated stuff
(especially in Excel) is doing my head in. Sorry Microsoft, but this
version
is a step back me.
--
Brian Smylie


:

No such "new mail" in tools 2007

:

message
In the help file for Outlook it says go to Actions and select New
Letter
to
Contact. This was a great option in Outlook 97 to 2003. I can't
understand
how removing it enhanses the program in any way. In the past I
used
the
option about 20 times a day. I'm really surprisee that it's been
dropped...can it be added as an add on?
--
Brian Smylie

If you are talking about Outlook 2007, try Actions-New Mail
message????
Possibly? You DID look at that option, didn't you?

 

[Anton]

The "Letter to Contact" in the "Actions" menu in Outlook Contacts feature
seems to have been removed in Outlook 2007. (nice going)

Any suggestions to get an envelope printed from a contact then? Before you
answer "MAIL MERGE" please read on...
Mail Merge in Word works great for your contacts, but not for a delegated
contacts folder.

What I have is an admin. assistant that used this feature a lot, and now she
has Outlook 2007 and cannot perform the same function.
I said "no problem, use mail merge in Word" BUT.... she is trying to use an
address from the executives contact list she is an admin assist to.
He has provided her permissions to view and edit his contact list, but in a
Word mail merge, you cannot access a shared contact list.

So how do I provide her an answer to "How do I print envelopes from his
contact list?" question???

 

[Brian Tillman]

What I have is an admin. assistant that used this feature a lot, and
now she has Outlook 2007 and cannot perform the same function.
I said "no problem, use mail merge in Word" BUT.... she is trying to
use an address from the executives contact list she is an admin
assist to.
He has provided her permissions to view and edit his contact list,
but in a Word mail merge, you cannot access a shared contact list.

Start the mail merge from within Outlook instead of from within Word.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Posted here many times: Add the Address Book to Word's QAT and use it to
insert addresses in Word documents.

 

[GWMC-Johnson]

Russ:

I also use this feature in Office 2003. So I am very intrested in how you
set this up.

I have searched the help or Word QAT and found nothing. Can you help out and
provide some additional guidance?

thanks

Posted here many times: Add the Address Book to Word's QAT and use it to
insert addresses in Word documents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The "Letter to Contact" in the "Actions" menu in Outlook Contacts feature
seems to have been removed in Outlook 2007. (nice going)

Any suggestions to get an envelope printed from a contact then? Before you
answer "MAIL MERGE" please read on...
Mail Merge in Word works great for your contacts, but not for a delegated
contacts folder.

What I have is an admin. assistant that used this feature a lot, and now
she
has Outlook 2007 and cannot perform the same function.
I said "no problem, use mail merge in Word" BUT.... she is trying to use
an
address from the executives contact list she is an admin assist to.
He has provided her permissions to view and edit his contact list, but in
a
Word mail merge, you cannot access a shared contact list.

So how do I provide her an answer to "How do I print envelopes from his
contact list?" question???

 

[Anton]

Adding the address book to the QAT in Word is great... for your own Contacts
list.
For a shared Contact list, it does not work... you cannot see a shared
contact list in the addressbook in Word...

So I am also equally interested in how you make this happen.
Please provide info.

Posted here many times: Add the Address Book to Word's QAT and use it to
insert addresses in Word documents.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The "Letter to Contact" in the "Actions" menu in Outlook Contacts feature
seems to have been removed in Outlook 2007. (nice going)

Any suggestions to get an envelope printed from a contact then? Before you
answer "MAIL MERGE" please read on...
Mail Merge in Word works great for your contacts, but not for a delegated
contacts folder.

What I have is an admin. assistant that used this feature a lot, and now
she
has Outlook 2007 and cannot perform the same function.
I said "no problem, use mail merge in Word" BUT.... she is trying to use
an
address from the executives contact list she is an admin assist to.
He has provided her permissions to view and edit his contact list, but in
a
Word mail merge, you cannot access a shared contact list.

So how do I provide her an answer to "How do I print envelopes from his
contact list?" question???

 

[Gordon]

Russ:

I also use this feature in Office 2003. So I am very intrested in how you
set this up.

I have searched the help or Word QAT and found nothing. Can you help out and
provide some additional guidance?

Just add the Addressbook Icon to the QAT.
In Word, click on the arrow to the right of the QAT. Choose "More
Commands" in the drop-down menu. Then in the box "Choose Commands from"
click on the arrow and choose All Commands. Scroll down to Addressbook,
highlight it and click Add.
Click on OK and there you are. The icon will automatically use your
Outlook Contacts for addresses.

HTH