Outlook & Word

[Gibbylinks]

I want to be able to use custom word templates when using the "New Letter To
Contact" option in Outlook 2000.

I would like to be able to select a Fax option and have the contact,
company, fax no. etc filled in for me. Also I use a template for Address
labels and would like to fill in the address on the template.

Can anyone point me in the right direction.

Thanks

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

For your custom letter template to appear in the list of Page Designs in the
Microsoft Word Letter Wizard, the letter templates you create must be saved
in the "Letters & Faxes folder Word 97) or the Templates\1033 folder (Word
2000 or 2002). The word "Letter" must be in the file name. Details here:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q181/2/73.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q197/3/40.ASP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q210884
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q291186


Once you have set up your Custom Template(s) you should see it as a choice
when you use the New Letter to Contact option in Outlook.

You cannot load boilerplate text in the body of the letter template. You
must create AutoText entries for the boilerplate.
Take a look here for some other ways to merge Contact data to a new letter
to a Contact:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/startletter.htm

 

[Gibbylinks]

It's OK folks. Don't worry yourselves. I'm using the mailmerge option and
having great reuslts.

Thanks anyway

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

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