Outlook Contacts user fields

[Ricki Miles]

I am using Outlook 2007. I would like to create a mail merge in Word using
Outlook contacts. I need to create several user defined fields in Outlook
contacts to be used in the merge. When I create them and populate them in
Outlook, these fields do not show up in the data for the merge in Word. How
can I define fields for the merge?

Thanks,

Ricki

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Are you starting the merge in Outlook or Word? If it doesn't work if you
start in Outlook, create a view with the fields you need and copy and paste
into notepad or excel, then use that as the source. See
http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/copyto/excel.htm for the basics.


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[Ricki Miles]

The merge will be done in Word using the Outlook Contacts. When the data is
brought in for the merge in Word, all contact fields show up except for the
user defined ones. Thanks,

Ricki

Are you starting the merge in Outlook or Word? If it doesn't work if you
start in Outlook, create a view with the fields you need and copy and
paste into notepad or excel, then use that as the source. See
http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/copyto/excel.htm for the basics.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I am using Outlook 2007. I would like to create a mail merge in Word
using Outlook contacts. I need to create several user defined fields in
Outlook contacts to be used in the merge. When I create them and
populate them in Outlook, these fields do not show up in the data for the
merge in Word. How can I define fields for the merge?

Thanks,

Ricki

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

so even if you select the contacts in outlook then go to tools, mail merge,
the user defined aren't included in the merge?

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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The merge will be done in Word using the Outlook Contacts. When the data
is brought in for the merge in Word, all contact fields show up except for
the user defined ones. Thanks,

Ricki

Are you starting the merge in Outlook or Word? If it doesn't work if you
start in Outlook, create a view with the fields you need and copy and
paste into notepad or excel, then use that as the source. See
http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/copyto/excel.htm for the basics.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I am using Outlook 2007. I would like to create a mail merge in Word
using Outlook contacts. I need to create several user defined fields in
Outlook contacts to be used in the merge. When I create them and
populate them in Outlook, these fields do not show up in the data for
the merge in Word. How can I define fields for the merge?

Thanks,

Ricki

 

[Ricki Miles]

Yes - I have added fields in Outlook to all contacts, then go to Word, start
the merge and use all the contacts in Outlook, but the user defined fields
don't show. Thanks,

Ricki

so even if you select the contacts in outlook then go to tools, mail
merge, the user defined aren't included in the merge?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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The merge will be done in Word using the Outlook Contacts. When the data
is brought in for the merge in Word, all contact fields show up except
for the user defined ones. Thanks,

Ricki

Are you starting the merge in Outlook or Word? If it doesn't work if
you start in Outlook, create a view with the fields you need and copy
and paste into notepad or excel, then use that as the source. See
http://www.slipstick.com/Tutorials/copyto/excel.htm for the basics.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I am using Outlook 2007. I would like to create a mail merge in Word
using Outlook contacts. I need to create several user defined fields
in Outlook contacts to be used in the merge. When I create them and
populate them in Outlook, these fields do not show up in the data for
the merge in Word. How can I define fields for the merge?

Thanks,

Ricki