email Merge in MS Word 2008

[JonathanOz]

Hi,

I keep being told that Microsoft Word in MS Office 2008 for Mac can do an
email version of a form letter provided you were also using the corresponding
version of MS Entourage as your email program. (By and by, I am). I am
running OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard on an iMac 20".

The help files in MS Word seem hopelessly inadequate. They do not mention
email merging. I assume I am supposed to find the tool in the mail merge
manager under the tools menu, but under create new, I only find four options:
Letter, Envelope, Label and Catalog. There seems to be no entry for email,
not even a greyed out one. I'd really appreciate some assistance.

Thanks,

 

[Diane Ross]

I keep being told that Microsoft Word in MS Office 2008 for Mac can do an
email version of a form letter provided you were also using the corresponding
version of MS Entourage as your email program.

Create a form letter by using the Mail Merge Manager
<http://tinyurl.com/yzeuyqz>

Perform a mail or data merge
<http://kb.iu.edu/data/ajbc.html>

This link gives other options using scripts:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq_topic/html_msg.html>

 

[Isabel8]

Completely agree. But I see that if you do the standard mail merge in "mail
merge manager" number 6 "complete merge" has a merge to email option. For me
it is greyed out which I guess is because I don't have outlook set up? Would
be nice if you were permitted to merge to other email clients. I'm trying to
find out how to make that button operational which is how I came across your
post.

 

[CyberTaz]

It isn't sufficient to just have Entourage installed & be using it for
email... It must also be designated as your Default Email program. If you
haven't done so Apple Mail is automatically specified on your Mac.

In Entourage go to Entourage> Preferences - Generals & click the big button
labeled to set Entourage as the default email client. Then launch Word & see
if that makes a difference.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Chocolateguy]

Thanks. Does anyone know if, when doing the mail merge with the personalize
emails that are sent out via Entourage, you can include attachments to the
email? If not with the Office suite, is there another way to do it or other
software to buy? Thanks.