OLEXP: How to Use the Outlook Express Address Book in a Mail Merge Procedure (270623)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q270623

SUMMARY

This article describes how to export the Outlook Express Address Book as a text file to use as a mail merge data source in Microsoft Word.

MORE INFORMATION

To export the Address Book from Outlook Express:
  1. Start Outlook Express.
  2. On the File menu, point to Export, and then click Address Book.
  3. In the Address Book Export Tool dialog box, click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Export.
  4. In the Save exported file as box, type a file name for your exported Address Book file, and then click Browse.
  5. Save your file to the location that you want.

    You can save your Outlook Express Address Book in one of two formats, the Comma Separated Values (*.csv) format or the Text Files (*.txt) format, because Word can use either format. In the Save as Type box, click the format that you want to use, click Save, and then click Next.
  6. Click the fields that you want to export as part of your data source, and then click Finish.

    NOTE: You can export all of the fields in the Outlook Express Address Book except for Gender, Conferencing Email, and Directory Servers.
  7. When Outlook Express finishes the export procedure, click OK to confirm that the procedure is finished, and then click Close.

REFERENCES

For additional information about how to perform a mail merge procedure in Word by using an existing data source, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212329 WD2000: How to Start a Mail Merge

141922 WD97: How to Start a Mail Merge

187383 WD: How to Start a Mail Merge

For additional informationabout how to use the Outlook Express Address Book in a mail merge procedure, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

211206 WD2000: How to Use Outlook Express Address Book in Mail Merge

191264 WD97: How to Use the Outlook Express Address Book in Mail Merge

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/13/2002
Keywords:kbhowto KB270623
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