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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / March 2005Mail merge helper?
I've written a few mail merge templates for O2k3. I was wondering if anyone had a macro which would do the following: 1. Select a contact 2. Hit the macro's button 3. A list pops up with a choice of merge templates. 4. User clicks a template choice, and a fully merged template pops open in Word. The built in merge template was too complicated for many of our office users, and I need to simplify it considerably. Any suggestions? Dave [...] > I've written a few mail merge templates... Templates? So, you've created some Word documents to be used as templates, with the various merge fields in them? And what you want to do, is have a button on the toolbar that can be pressed so these 'templates' show in a list, from which the user can select the one they require? I'm more interested in these "templates" you 'speak' off, can you describe them? Word, or something else? Yes, I made a document that has our firm's letterhead at the top. Then further down the page, I have inserted Word merge fields for the name of the contact, the address, etc. I can then use the merge wizard to create a letter, with the recipient's address inserted automatically, all on a new untitled document. The problem is that the merge wizard has too many steps for my office staff. I'd like it if I could just select a contact and hit a button and out pops the merged document. And then one day Tx2 said, > [...] > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I'm more interested in these "templates" you 'speak' off, can you > describe them? Word, or something else? DITO..... I need a simple ....easy.......!!!! Quick.. way to fill contact information into a workd template of my choice and design.. ie. .....Fax template.....Cutomer Visit Report..... The Mail Merge SHOW is to involved....I just want to fill out a Word document with contact information for a selected Outlook contact... Why is this so difficult...I am not a GURO...of Word or Outlook...But this is way to complicated Please....I beg of you ....Turn on the Lights!...It is Dark in Here. Ben > Yes, I made a document that has our firm's letterhead at the top. Then > further down the page, I have inserted Word merge fields for the name of the [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > I'm more interested in these "templates" you 'speak' off, can you > > describe them? Word, or something else? And then one day benhagler@haglersystems.com said, > DITO..... > I need a simple ....easy.......!!!! Quick.. way to fill contact [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Ben Ok, I checked with a trusted Office customization company. They referred me to this page: http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/startletter.htm#ol2kmerge It looks like there's something there that will take care of this! Dave |
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