Mail merge in Outlook 2002 one name per email

[Lu]

Is there any way when doing a mail merge in Outlook 2002 to not cc or bcc
every name in the folder on every email going out - have each email only have
the email address it is going to?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That's exactly how email merge works. Have you tried it yet?

 

[Lu]

Yes I've tried it and it carbon copied all the names in the folder. I also
tried using a distribution list and it did the same thing.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Explain what steps you followed. Mail merge does not have any built-in
feature that would cc anybody.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The "file>send to> mail recipient" step is unnecessary and unrelated to the
merge. You need to complete the steps in the mail merge wizard after you
edit the document. See
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/startletter.htm#ol2kmerge

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Lu]

Ok - in the mail merge wizard I check 'use outlook contacts', then 'choose
contacts folder', which I do. Then I get a box called "data link properties"
and I don't know what to do with this.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Go back to the way you originally started -- beginning the merge with the
Tools | Mail Merge command in Outlook. Once the Word document opens, add
merge fields and either use the wizard to complete it or use the toolbar
buttons, as described in the article I referred to earler.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers