Email merge from word to apple mail???

[tgarcez]

Is it possible to do a merge to email from Word 2004 to Apple Mail rather than Entourage?

 

[Michel Bintener]

No, it isn't. You need to use Entourage as your default e-mail client; it
won't work otherwise.

Is it possible to do a merge to email from Word 2004 to Apple Mail rather than
Entourage?

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[tgarcez]

Is this the same in Word 2008? Or can an email merge be performed with Apple mail from Word 2008?

If not does entourage 2008 have to be default email client in office 2008 in order to perform a merge to email?

 

[John McGhie]

"During" the mail merge, Word will attempt to send MAPI commands to the
"Default" email application.

I believe Entourage is the only Apple email program that supports enough
MAPI to process the commands correctly.

The Help does not specifically say that it "requires" Entourage. But I do
not think you can get it to work with another application.

You can quickly flip the default email application back to whatever you
prefer after the merge.

Hope this helps

Is this the same in Word 2008? Or can an email merge be performed with Apple
mail from Word 2008?

If not does entourage 2008 have to be default email client in office 2008 in
order to perform a merge to email?

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[tgarcez]

I'm still unsure why entourage has to be set as default - given it is the *only* client that can support this action why not allow word to submit all email merges to entourage with out the need to switch default (I do find switching default requires me to re-enter my passwords)?

Any ideas?

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Uh, I switch my default email client all the time without *ever*
re-entering passwords.

 

[John McGhie]

Yes. Thunderbird and a few other mail clients are working on providing MAPI
support.

When they do, Word will work with them, if they are set as the default.

I thought Thunderbird was going to get MAPI compliance last year. But I
found out recently that it's not there yet.

Cheers

I'm still unsure why entourage has to be set as default - given it is the
*only* client that can support this action why not allow word to submit all
email merges to entourage with out the need to switch default (I do find
switching default requires me to re-enter my passwords)?

Any ideas?

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John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
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McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
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Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia