custom fields in mail merge

[robert]

I am trying to add custom fields to outlook and then mail merge to word.
Word will ask my for the data source. I select otlook and the the actual
record. It will not however recognize any of the custom fields. HELP!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Make sure the fields are defined in the folder, not just in individual
items, and start the merge from the Outlook contacts folder, not from Word.