Starting from the Word Mail Merge menu.

Same steps that previously worked equally well in Word 2002 used with
Outlook 2002 in SMTP mode
ditto 2003


I wonder if Outlook 2003 has set a flag to assume we are wanting to merge to
an Outlook contacts list and is ignoring the fact that the DSN is already
set up to the Access Table....


Anyway, if it definitely should work I will do more research.

regards




"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
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Yes, it should work and no, it doesn't sound like you are leaving out a
step - if you are, it's an early step. It should work identical to how it
worked before. It should work in the OL2003/Word02 version - it would fail
long at the point of adding the contact db if it were not going to work.

How are you starting the merge - from word's mail merge menu or outlook's
tools, mail merge menu?

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"Roger Davis" wrote in message
...
Thanks Diane

On Computer A - it was Office 2002 - with outlook in SMTP mode - upgraded
the Outlook only to 2003 [came with SBS]. Switched to Exchange mode a few
weeks ago.

On Computer B - new Office 2003 - everything first time - straight into
Exchange mode.


Are you saying Mailmerge from MS Word should definitely work ?

Maybe I am leaving out a new step at the end.

Normally in WORD it gets to the end of the wizard - click on merge - box
comes up inviting the Subject line to be entered and the selection of all
or
a subset of the merge list - then emails are generated into Outlook
Outbox.
That no longer happens on the PC set up for full exchange mode.

In order to send out my newsletter I brought the mailmerge doc and
database
home and ran it on this PC. Ofiice 2003 with Outlook in SMTP mode.


I can understand the potential for problems on Computer A - upgraded the
Outlook only.

No excuse on a completely fresh system though.

regards


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
outlook with an exchange account (there is only one mode) works the same
as
outlook with an internet account.

What did you do to change outlook to 'full exchangemode'? What version
of
outlook did you use before? If not outlook 2003, try running fixmapi or
do
a
detect and repair.

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Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)

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"Roger Davis" wrote in message
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Been using Mailmerge from MS Word 2003 to send newsletter each month.
Database in Access.
Outlook in SMTP - Internet mail mode.


Recently tentatively changed one machine outlook to full exchange mode
since
clients want some features only available in full exchange mode.

Attempted to do the usual Mailmerge on Tuesday - nothing happens.
MS Word just sits there - no errors - no emails generated.

Searches reveal the odd comment that Mail merge has changed in Outlook
2003.
It seems we finally have the ability to Mail Merge into an Outloook
Contacts
list. Great. But it would be nice to keep the earlier features too.


Is it likely that once you operate Outlook 2003 in Exchange mode that
MS
Word Mail merge to email no longer works ?

Would it help to re-install everything ?