Mail merge using unique hyperlinks

[Ben Carlisle]

I am using Office 2007. What I would like to do is have an email sent
to a list of people, each containing a unique link that goes to a web
site. When I try to add a hyperlink to the document, I cannot add a
merge field to the destination address. I've tried copying from the
main document and pasting into the hyperlink address, but that does
not work.

Any tips?

 

[Graham Mayor]

The simple answer is not to use a hyperlink. Simply insert the mergefield in
the web link eg

http://www.{Mergefield fieldname}.com and the recipient's e-mail reader will
convert the merged data into a link when the e-mail is opened - much as this
link (or part of it) will have been converted (certainly if you view using a
news reader).

The link will not be an active link in your outgoing message.

Mail a copy to yourself and see what I mean.

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