Thanks Dave,
Excellent news, the tutorial will be helpful also but a quick test exporting
to CSV, converting to Excel and accessing through Mail Merge worked fine !
Thanks again.
Andy B
"Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Not directly, but you can export the contacts to a .csv file, which can
> then be used.
> According to my Outlook 2003 help, Word can use Outlook contacts, an Excel
> worksheet, or text files for the data.
>
> So you can export the Windows Mail contacts into a CSV file, which you
> should be able to use.
>
> Here is a tutorial..
> http://office.microsoft.com/training...RC011205671033
>
>
> --
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eR6oVkeNIHA.3400@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Not possible with Windows Mail.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
>>
>>
>> "Andrew Booth" <stephenson.booth@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:e1rFbfeNIHA.4272@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Mac,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your reply.
>>>
>>> However, as I understand it, I should be able to access data through
>>> Word Mail Merge from a variety of external databases, ODBC, OLE etc.
>>>
>>> Is this not possible from Windows Mail.
>>>
>>> Thanks again.
>>>
>>> Andy B.
>>>
>>> " mac" <macknever@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news
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>>>>
>>>> "Andrew Booth" <stephenson.booth@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:e8ekE6aNIHA.4656@xxxxxx
>>>>> Trying to access Contacts in Windows Mail from Microsoft Word using
>>>>> Mail Merge.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a default location [Outlook Contacts] pre-defined in Word but
>>>>> can't find a route to Mail Contacts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone help ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Andy B.
>>>>
>>>> No.
>>>> MS Office applications work with other MS Office applications, Windows
>>>> Mail is not an Office application.
>>> >>
>>