Error: Outlook 2003 won't allow mail merge when using Word 2000?

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StepOne - 06 Apr 2007 18:12 GMT

Error in Outlook says Outlook is incompatable with installed version of
Microsoft Word (I have Word 2000 and Outlook 2003) ... for the purpose of
mail merging contact lists.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 06 Apr 2007 18:16 GMT

Correct. Outlook and Office versions have always had to match for automation functions to work. Not an error.

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After furious head scratching, StepOne asked:

| Error in Outlook says Outlook is incompatable with installed version
| of Microsoft Word (I have Word 2000 and Outlook 2003) ... for the
| purpose of mail merging contact lists.

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StepOne - 06 Apr 2007 19:58 GMT

So, is my only option to go out and purchase word 2003, so that the funtions
work between the two programs?

> Correct. Outlook and Office versions have always had to match for automation functions to work. Not an error.
>
> | Error in Outlook says Outlook is incompatable with installed version
> | of Microsoft Word (I have Word 2000 and Outlook 2003) ... for the
> | purpose of mail merging contact lists.

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Brian Tillman - 06 Apr 2007 21:42 GMT

> So, is my only option to go out and purchase word 2003, so that the
> funtions work between the two programs?

Or go back to using Outlook 2000.

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