Your question is far too vague to be answered in a newsgroup. The method
varies with each version of Office. You posted neither your version nor the
detailed steps you are using. I suggest reading the Help files, the KB, and
the numerous online mail merge help sites (most of which will involve Word,
not Outlook). If you need help in a newsgroup, then your post must include
your version, the precise steps you used, and what solutions you tried that
did not work.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
>I owudl like to do a mail merge using outlook as a data source but I need
>to
> add a field for a salutation (first name will not do)
> HOw do I do this? Can it show on the view?