ok ... and how do you turn that word document into an email ?
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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
>
>
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