Geoff said:
can I import my old address book into word 2003 for XP
cant see any import function etc.
From the help file:
Data sources you can use for a mail merge
You can use just about any type of data source you want for a mail merge.
Here are some examples.
Microsoft Outlook Contact List
You can retrieve contact information directly from your Outlook Contact
List.
Microsoft Office Address List
You can create a simple Office Address List during the mail merge, and
access it for later use. This is best for simple lists that you don't use
frequently.
Microsoft Excel worksheet or Microsoft Access database
With Excel, you can select as a data source any worksheet or named range
within the workbook. With Access, you can select as a data source any table
or query defined in the database.
Other database files
You can use:
A data source you connect to by using the Data Connection Wizard.
Files from single-tier, file-based database programs for which you have
installed an OLE-DB provider or Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver (a
number of which are included with Microsoft Office).
You can access these sources or start the Data Connection Wizard by clicking
New Source in the Select Data Source dialog box.
HTML file
You can use an HTML file that has a single table in it (with the first row
containing column names and other rows containing data).
Different type of electronic address book
You can use the following types of address books:
A Microsoft Outlook Address Book.
A Microsoft Schedule+ 7.0 Contact List.
The Personal Address Book that you created for use with Microsoft Exchange
Server.
Any similar address lists that were created with a MAPI-compatible messaging
system, such as Microsoft Outlook.
Microsoft Word data source or a header source
You can use a Word document as a data source. The document should contain a
single table, with the first row containing headings and the other rows
containing the records you want to merge. You can also use a header source
as a data source.
Text files
You can use any text file that has data fields separated (or delimited) by
tab characters or commas, and data records separated by paragraph marks.
Note If you installed Microsoft Office, you can also use Microsoft Query
to construct a query and retrieve the data you want from an external data
source.
The question remains, what is your old address book?
I suggest the real answer to your question is to click on the get data
option when in mail merge and find that old address book, wherever it may
be, if you have not deleted it.
