There's also a button at the bottom "Merge to Email". Have you tried using the Data Merge Manager? You'll see for yourself.
-- Paul Berkowitz > From: SVEN AERTS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:29:47 +0200 > To: EntX-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: A script for merging each first name of group to email > > ok ... and how do you turn that word document into an email ? > > -- > Sven-Brussels > GSM: +32 (0)485/389679 > EntX-OSX.2.4.Jaguar-IBook-500MHz-640MB SDRAM-14GB HD-Airport-AZERTY Keyboard > CHAT : ICQ UIN: 113835655 - YahooID: aertssven - > AOL Instant Messenger Screen Name: aertssven1 - > MSN Messenger Passport ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For eco-techs & game for a better world, visit: > http://homepage.mac.com/aertssven > ----------- > Have a nice day... > > On 22-07-2003 05:54, "zaqq" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Wow! That is brilliant! Thank you so much, Paul! What a cool, cool feature. >> I�d given up on mail merges way back in Word 6, after many muck-ups, and >> hadn�t touched it since. But that tip about the �Query� button was the >> answer. It shows you all the categories. This is going to make my emails to >> numerous people so much better. I even was able to ask if the �following >> street address was correct�, by merging the individual addresses. >> >> One tip for anyone trying this mail merge the first time: turn off your Send >> & Receive All schedule first! Once you click that final OK button, you watch >> how the Outbox fills up with a ton of emails. First time I did that, I saw >> that I hadn�t selected a correct field, and in the midst of changing it, the >> auto-send started to mail them all. My yell scared the cat in the next room. >> >> Thanks again for showing me how this feature works. Just awesome. >> >> zaqq >>> >>>>> From: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:00:01 -0700 >>>>> To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Subject: Entourage-Talk Digest - 07/21/03 >>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the quick reply, Dan. Yes, I do have the whole Office X. I >>>>> spent >>>>>>> most of this morning trying to figure out the Data Merge Manager. I >>>>> created >>>>>>> a Word document of the text that I wanted to email these folks. I opened >> up >>>>>>> the Data Merge Manager. In the "Get Data" button, I chose "Office >>>>>>> Address >>>>>>> Book", but it tries to import all 2400 names. I then tried to export >>>>>>> only >> a >>>>>>> subset of the Address book (just those associated with the category I'm >>>>>>> trying to merge with), but it kept exporting all 2400 again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I think the key with this is being able to export just the "first name" >> of >>>>>>> these 50 Entourage contacts, into a tab-delimited file. I think the Data >>>>>>> Merge Manager could then be pointed to that file. >>>>> >>>>> When you get to the bottom of the Data Merge manager, you will find a >>>>> Query >>>>> button. That lets you select one or more categories to merge, and also add >>>>> or remove individual contacts. You must pick Office Address Book as the >>>> data >>>>> Source first, of course.-- >>>>> Paul Berkowitz >> >> >> > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
