Mail Merge

[Brandy]

I'm sure it's quite simple, but I can't figure out how to do this! I've
read the dummies book, other tips on line, and I'm baffled. I need to pull
addresses from my Outlook and keep getting an error message when I try to do
this, so I need some guidance. First, how do I find my outlook contacts
(what file extension)? Then, do I need to export to excel format, or just
pull directly from outlook? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
so much.

Brandy
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[stend3]

You need to begin the merge from Outlook, not Word. Move to your
Contacts folder and either filter for the people you want to use in the
merge or just select them using Ctrl+click. Then select Tools | Mail
Merge from Outlook's menu. Select whether you want to use All contacts
in current view or Only selected contacts, then select the appropriate
options from the Document type and Merge drop-down menus. Those are
the really important options in the window, but read the others to see
if they apply. Click the OK button, and it'll take you into Word with
the Mail Merge Helper open, where you can pick up with regular merge
instructions.