Well, that's disappointing...
| NB, sending via HTML does not work with OE6, or, as far as I know, with any
| other e-mail program except the full Outlook.
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| Peter Jamieson
|
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk
|
| | > The message was sent and received when I sent in plain text.
| >
| >
| > | > | OK, so know we know that sending an email from Word is working. Try
| > sending
| > | a test mailmerge message with the Mail format box set to Plain text.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Hope this helps.
| > |
| > | Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
| > | services on a paid consulting basis.
| > |
| > | Doug Robbins - Word MVP
| > |
| > | | > | > Sorry - Yes, I did just send a test email to myself by filling in the
| > | > address
| > | > from File>Send and the message arrived as I had created it.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | The purpose of asking you to try using File>Send was just to test if
| > a
| > | > | message was then sent and received. It was not intended to be a
| > | > suggestion
| > | > | of the way to perform your desired task.
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | --
| > | > | Hope this helps.
| > | > |
| > | > | Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
| > my
| > | > | services on a paid consulting basis.
| > | > |
| > | > | Doug Robbins - Word MVP
| > | > |
| > | > | | > | > | > OK - I did not literally send from the file menu in Word - the
| > article
| > | > I
| > | > | > referred to never mentions doing that. However, I did just try
| > that
| > | > and
| > | > | > basically it then wants me to fill in the email address and it has
| > no
| > | > | > option to
| > | > | > merge the data file with the document. If I was going to do that,
| > I'd
| > | > just
| > | > | > send
| > | > | > individual messages which is what I was trying to avoid - that and
| > | > sending
| > | > | > it
| > | > | > bcc. I've pretty much decided that this won't work and I'm trying
| > | > another
| > | > | > software, but thanks for your help.
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > message
| > | > | > | > | > | > | That does not sound like the correct answer to the question.
| > With
| > | > | > documnet
| > | > | > | open in Word, select Send from the File menu and complete the
| > steps
| > | > that
| > | > | > | then appear and see if the mail item so generated is sent.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | --
| > | > | > | Hope this helps.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself
| > of
| > | > my
| > | > | > | services on a paid consulting basis.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Doug Robbins - Word MVP
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | | > | > | > | > Yes - I created the document, selected the email recipient
| > from a
| > | > data
| > | > | > | > file
| > | > | > | > imported from excel file, basically followed through all the
| > steps
| > | > | > from
| > | > | > | > the
| > | > | > | > "Answer Box" article "Send email messages to a group using
| > mail
| > | > merge
| > | > | > in
| > | > | > | > Word",
| > | > | > | > and "sent" the email. It never arrived.
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | >
| > | > message
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | When you say a test email, do you mean using Send from the
| > File
| > | > menu
| > | > | > in
| > | > | > | > | Word?
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | --
| > | > | > | > | Hope this helps.
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail
| > yourself
| > | > of
| > | > | > my
| > | > | > | > | services on a paid consulting basis.
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | Doug Robbins - Word MVP
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | > Thank you.
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > I did do that and got the email option to reveal, created
| > a
| > | > test
| > | > | > | > email,
| > | > | > | > | > and made
| > | > | > | > | > several attempts to send the message to myself.
| > Unfortunately,
| > | > I
| > | > | > never
| > | > | > | > | > received
| > | > | > | > | > it, so that's another issue that I need to resolve. Any
| > | > | > suggestions as
| > | > | > | > to
| > | > | > | > | > what I
| > | > | > | > | > try next?
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > Appreciate your help..
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | >
| > in
| > | > | > message
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | See
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0002.htm
| > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | --
| > | > | > | > | > | Hope this helps.
| > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail
| > | > yourself
| > | > | > of
| > | > | > | > my
| > | > | > | > | > | services on a paid consulting basis.
| > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | Doug Robbins - Word MVP
| > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | > | >I am trying to use merge to email using Outlook Express
| > 6
| > | > and
| > | > | > Word
| > | > | > | > 2003
| > | > | > | > | > | > following how to on Answer Box but the option to merge
| > to
| > | > | > email
| > | > | > | > not
| > | > | > | > | > | > available in
| > | > | > | > | > | > Word. Found instructions on editing the registry to
| > | > accomplish
| > | > | > | > this
| > | > | > | > | > but
| > | > | > | > | > | > when I
| > | > | > | > | > | > tried to import the file created on notepad, it said
| > it
| > | > was
| > | > | > not a
| > | > | > | > | > registry
| > | > | > | > | > | > file
| > | > | > | > | > | > despite the fact that I saved it with the .reg
| > extension.
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > Thanks for any advice on the subject.
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