Mail Merge from Contacts Sub Folder

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Laura Prothero

I am trying to create a mail merge using a sub folder containing just some
of the contacts from my main contacts. I can't find a way to specify the
sub folder. I tried exporting that folder to Excel and Access, but then I
couldn't figure out how to get the mailing address to show on the labels.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Laura
 
Did you enable the subfolder as an email address book in its properties?
Why not start the merge from the subfolder? That way your merge data source
is already defined.
 
Thanks Russ. Doing it from Outlook rather than from Word was the trick.

Laura

Russ Valentine said:
Did you enable the subfolder as an email address book in its properties?
Why not start the merge from the subfolder? That way your merge data
source is already defined.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Laura Prothero said:
I am trying to create a mail merge using a sub folder containing just some
of the contacts from my main contacts. I can't find a way to specify the
sub folder. I tried exporting that folder to Excel and Access, but then I
couldn't figure out how to get the mailing address to show on the labels.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Laura
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Russ, I must be missing something important. I ran the Mail Merge from
within Outlook, but the new document that it creates has the address label
format, but stays blank. No contact information.
I'm trying to create a mailing label address list. Thanks!




Russ Valentine said:
Did you enable the subfolder as an email address book in its properties?
Why not start the merge from the subfolder? That way your merge data source
is already defined.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Laura Prothero said:
I am trying to create a mail merge using a sub folder containing just some
of the contacts from my main contacts. I can't find a way to specify the
sub folder. I tried exporting that folder to Excel and Access, but then I
couldn't figure out how to get the mailing address to show on the labels.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Laura
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You'd need to post your version and steps used for anyone to help you. In
Outlook/Word 2002/2003 there is an extra step required to create mailing
labels. Instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284401

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Micheline said:
Russ, I must be missing something important. I ran the Mail Merge from
within Outlook, but the new document that it creates has the address label
format, but stays blank. No contact information.
I'm trying to create a mailing label address list. Thanks!




Russ Valentine said:
Did you enable the subfolder as an email address book in its properties?
Why not start the merge from the subfolder? That way your merge data
source
is already defined.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Laura Prothero said:
I am trying to create a mail merge using a sub folder containing just
some
of the contacts from my main contacts. I can't find a way to specify
the
sub folder. I tried exporting that folder to Excel and Access, but then
I
couldn't figure out how to get the mailing address to show on the
labels.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Laura
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