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Old December 14th, 2006, 03:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
mary
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Default Mail merge data source

I am having trouble making mailing labels and would appreciate any help.
Outlook 2003.
I go to Contacts
I select the contacts that I have named Mom & Dad Christmas list
Tools - Mail merge
All contacts in current view
All contact fields
New document
mailing labels
New document
OK
The Mail Merge Helper box opens. Under Create it says"
Merge type: mailing labels
Main document: Document56
I go to set up and pick the labels that I am using.

Under data source it says Data: C:\docum-1\...\OMMC.doc
I think that is where the problem lies.
If I click on Get data i see:
Create data source
Get data
Use Adrress book
Header options
I have tried all of these and It still won't merge properly.
Under Edit I see the same link for the C:docum-1\..OMMC.doc name.
If I select open data source I get to a select data sourc box. It is called
My data sources. In this box there are two options.
Connect to New Data Source
New SQL Server Connection
What do I do next?
I end up with a blank document or jumbled words if I try to go any further.
Can anyone help? Mary



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Old December 14th, 2006, 03:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]
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Default Mail merge data source

You already got the data from Outlook. There is no need to get another data source. Skip that step. In the article at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...CH011218841033, pick up the action with Step 3.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Mary" wrote in message ...
I am having trouble making mailing labels and would appreciate any help.
Outlook 2003.
I go to Contacts
I select the contacts that I have named Mom & Dad Christmas list
Tools - Mail merge
All contacts in current view
All contact fields
New document
mailing labels
New document
OK
The Mail Merge Helper box opens. Under Create it says"
Merge type: mailing labels
Main document: Document56
I go to set up and pick the labels that I am using.

Under data source it says Data: C:\docum-1\...\OMMC.doc
I think that is where the problem lies.
If I click on Get data i see:
Create data source
Get data
Use Adrress book
Header options
I have tried all of these and It still won't merge properly.
Under Edit I see the same link for the C:docum-1\..OMMC.doc name.
If I select open data source I get to a select data sourc box. It is called
My data sources. In this box there are two options.
Connect to New Data Source
New SQL Server Connection
What do I do next?
I end up with a blank document or jumbled words if I try to go any further.
Can anyone help? Mary



 




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