Mailmerge using contacts

I would like to create a mailmerge to a list of Outlook contacts and
also send them a pdf attachment with it.

One method, of course, is to write an e-mail using my specialised
e-mail stationery, add the attachment and then send it to all the
intended recipients using the BCC field.

This is a little inelegant as I want to personalise it a bit more such
as inserting a Dear..... field as in Word or perhaps where there's an
type of address I could automatically put "For
the Attention of:....". That sort of thing.

Therefore, my next alternative is to create a mailmerge using Outlook
contacts, automatically opening Word and sending it as an e-mail - and
all done through Outlook 2002. Neat!

The big "Ah, yes, but..." is that I cannot also send the pdf
attachment with each merged message. Or can I because I've missed
something in the process?

Regards

Roderick

Not possible with Office. You'd need a third-party mass mail tool; see
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/mail.htm#massmail

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Roderick O'Regan" wrote in message
...
I would like to create a mailmerge to a list of Outlook contacts and
also send them a pdf attachment with it.

One method, of course, is to write an e-mail using my specialised
e-mail stationery, add the attachment and then send it to all the
intended recipients using the BCC field.

This is a little inelegant as I want to personalise it a bit more such
as inserting a Dear..... field as in Word or perhaps where there's an
type of address I could automatically put "For
the Attention of:....". That sort of thing.

Therefore, my next alternative is to create a mailmerge using Outlook
contacts, automatically opening Word and sending it as an e-mail - and
all done through Outlook 2002. Neat!

The big "Ah, yes, but..." is that I cannot also send the pdf
attachment with each merged message. Or can I because I've missed
something in the process?

Regards

Roderick

Thanks for the advice, Sue.

Followed your link and downloaded eMailMerge 4Outlook for a trial run.
Seems to do what is required.

Roderick



On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:00:39 -0400, "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]"
wrote:

Not possible with Office. You'd need a third-party mass mail tool; see
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/mail.htm#massmail