Word 2002 Email Merge

[Kirstin]

I've used Word 2000 for many email merges with Execel and Outlook Express with no problems. In the 2002 version, the email merge and fax options are unavailable. Is there a new configuration I am unaware of?

 

[Peter Jamieson]

To enable the Merge to e-mail option, try the following:

First, check that Internet Explorer|Tools|Internet Options|Programs (or the
equivalent in older versions of IE) has your e-mail package set up to be
your default e-mail client. It almost certainly is.

Assuming that isn't enough, you may be able to fix this by adding some lines
to the WIN.INI file, which should be in your Windows directory (typically
C:\Windows)

To try this, proceed with caution! Close all your programs (Word, your
e-mail package at least), and open the WIN.INI file with Notepad and ensure
the following lines are in there, or add them if they are not:

[Mail]
MAPI=1
CMC=1
CMCDLLNAME=mapi.dll
CMCDLLNAME32=mapi32.dll
MAPIX=1
MAPIXVER=1.0.0.1
OLEMessaging=1

(IN fact

[Mail]
MAPIX=1

should be enough, but the above lines are the ones you will typically find)

This probably will not re-enable the Fax button. But on Win2K and later
Merge to fax is really a special form of merge to e-mail (and it does not
work very well either).

--
Peter Jamieson - Word MVP
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org/


--
Peter Jamieson - Word MVP
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org/

I've used Word 2000 for many email merges with Execel and Outlook Express

with no problems. In the 2002 version, the email merge and fax options are
unavailable. Is there a new configuration I am unaware of?