help please...using outlook contact s for mail merge

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Randy

I am attempting to use mail merge for straightforward
snail mail purposes. When I get to select a data source, I
select contact list appropriately and click "OK" per the
instructions. Instead of accepting the contact list as my
data source selection, I get the selection dialogue box
for Access data source selection. When I ingnore or
cancel, it reverts to "select data source" again.

In short, I can not get it to recognized my contact list
as the datasource.
 
State your Outlook and Word versions, how they are configured, and the steps
you are using.
You've provided no information.
 
MSWord 2002
Outlook 2002
Windows XP Home edition

I open the word document and click tools the mailings etc,
then mail merge. I then select "use lists from Outlook
contacts" and can not get the program to accept the
contact group i select. It defaults to the dialogue box
for server based databases. I want the use the contact
database in the native outloof.Thanks
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State your Outlook and Word versions, how they are configured, and the steps
you are using.
You've provided no information.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I am attempting to use mail merge for straightforward
snail mail purposes. When I get to select a data source, I
select contact list appropriately and click "OK" per the
instructions. Instead of accepting the contact list as my
data source selection, I get the selection dialogue box
for Access data source selection. When I ingnore or
cancel, it reverts to "select data source" again.

In short, I can not get it to recognized my contact list
as the datasource.
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Ensure that Outlook is your default program for email and contacts in
Control Panel > Internet Options > Programs.
Ensure that your default Outlook profile contains a correctly configured
Outlook Address Book Service.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Randy said:
MSWord 2002
Outlook 2002
Windows XP Home edition

I open the word document and click tools the mailings etc,
then mail merge. I then select "use lists from Outlook
contacts" and can not get the program to accept the
contact group i select. It defaults to the dialogue box
for server based databases. I want the use the contact
database in the native outloof.Thanks
-----Original Message-----
State your Outlook and Word versions, how they are configured, and the steps
you are using.
You've provided no information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I am attempting to use mail merge for straightforward
snail mail purposes. When I get to select a data source, I
select contact list appropriately and click "OK" per the
instructions. Instead of accepting the contact list as my
data source selection, I get the selection dialogue box
for Access data source selection. When I ingnore or
cancel, it reverts to "select data source" again.

In short, I can not get it to recognized my contact list
as the datasource.
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