Is it possible to use alternate "from" email when using email mail merge

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Sandy - 15 Dec 2003 19:48 GMT

I would like to use the alternate "From" field in Word to
send mail merge email, however, even with it turned on
and populate, the emails go out using the email address
associated with my profile (I think!).

If I try and set-up another profile, it won't let me use
the other email address.

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 16 Dec 2003 14:25 GMT

Hi Sandy,

> I would like to use the alternate "From" field in Word to
> send mail merge email, however, even with it turned on
> and populate, the emails go out using the email address
> associated with my profile (I think!).

Yes, Word will always use your default email account's
"From" setting. You'd need to change that.

Or, you'd need a VBA (macro) solution to process the emails.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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Sandy - 16 Dec 2003 21:41 GMT

Ok, so how do I create another email account which I can then set as the default to use for the mailings?

Today we use the "from" field to send from an alias name, and the mail is returned to a public folder so anyone in our team can see it. This is an SMTP email account. It is not it's own mailbox on Exchange.

If I try to create a new account, it doesn't recognize this name as a user in Exchange

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 17 Dec 2003 16:15 GMT

Hi =?Utf-8?B?U2FuZHk=?=,

> Ok, so how do I create another email account which I can then set as the default to use for the mailings?

You need to ask this in an Outlook (or Exchange) newsgroup. Most of the "regulars" here are Word-, not
Email-oriented in their expertise :-)

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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