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

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.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Randy" wrote in message
...
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.

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]
"Randy" wrote in
message
...
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.


.

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.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Randy" wrote in message
...
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]
"Randy" wrote in
message
...
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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