Outlook 2003 Contacts - Nickname Field

[Shirlo]

I'm trying to use MailMerge and pick up the NICKNAME field from the contacts
list (no, not the Display As...the Nickname field). I painstakingly went
through all my contacts to insert nicknames where they were needed so I could
insert that into my correspondence when appropriate. Now I can't find that
field anywhere. I tried exporting ALL the fields from my Contacts to an
Excel file, and I don't see NickName there, either. I even tried adding
NICKNAME to my Contacts VIEW thinking I could maybe use it that way. Is this
field available ANYWHERE outside of the DETAILS tab inside a Contact????

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

It is certainly available in Field chooser to add to your Contacts View, and
it is available as a merge field if you start the merge from Outlook.

 

[Shirlo]

Thanks! I haven't tried the merge starting from Outlook. I'll try that. I
could swear I looked thru all the categories in Field Chooser, but guess I
missed it, 'cuz there it is!

It is certainly available in Field chooser to add to your Contacts View, and
it is available as a merge field if you start the merge from Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm trying to use MailMerge and pick up the NICKNAME field from the
contacts
list (no, not the Display As...the Nickname field). I painstakingly went
through all my contacts to insert nicknames where they were needed so I
could
insert that into my correspondence when appropriate. Now I can't find
that
field anywhere. I tried exporting ALL the fields from my Contacts to an
Excel file, and I don't see NickName there, either. I even tried adding
NICKNAME to my Contacts VIEW thinking I could maybe use it that way. Is
this
field available ANYWHERE outside of the DETAILS tab inside a Contact????