help please...using outlook contact s for mail merge

[Randy]

I am attempting to use mail merge for straightforward
snail mail purposes. When I get to select a data source, I
select contact list appropriately and click "OK" per the
instructions. Instead of accepting the contact list as my
data source selection, I get the selection dialogue box
for Access data source selection. When I ingnore or
cancel, it reverts to "select data source" again.

In short, I can not get it to recognized my contact list
as the datasource.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

State your Outlook and Word versions, how they are configured, and the steps
you are using.
You've provided no information.

 

[Randy]

MSWord 2002
Outlook 2002
Windows XP Home edition

I open the word document and click tools the mailings etc,
then mail merge. I then select "use lists from Outlook
contacts" and can not get the program to accept the
contact group i select. It defaults to the dialogue box
for server based databases. I want the use the contact
database in the native outloof.Thanks

-----Original Message-----
State your Outlook and Word versions, how they are configured, and the steps
you are using.
You've provided no information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am attempting to use mail merge for straightforward
snail mail purposes. When I get to select a data source, I
select contact list appropriately and click "OK" per the
instructions. Instead of accepting the contact list as my
data source selection, I get the selection dialogue box
for Access data source selection. When I ingnore or
cancel, it reverts to "select data source" again.

In short, I can not get it to recognized my contact list
as the datasource.

.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Ensure that Outlook is your default program for email and contacts in
Control Panel > Internet Options > Programs.
Ensure that your default Outlook profile contains a correctly configured
Outlook Address Book Service.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

MSWord 2002
Outlook 2002
Windows XP Home edition

I open the word document and click tools the mailings etc,
then mail merge. I then select "use lists from Outlook
contacts" and can not get the program to accept the
contact group i select. It defaults to the dialogue box
for server based databases. I want the use the contact
database in the native outloof.Thanks

-----Original Message-----
State your Outlook and Word versions, how they are configured, and the steps
you are using.
You've provided no information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am attempting to use mail merge for straightforward
snail mail purposes. When I get to select a data source, I
select contact list appropriately and click "OK" per the
instructions. Instead of accepting the contact list as my
data source selection, I get the selection dialogue box
for Access data source selection. When I ingnore or
cancel, it reverts to "select data source" again.

In short, I can not get it to recognized my contact list
as the datasource.

.