Re: Mail merge - nicknames

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From: Wilfred (wpla_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:35:10 -0500

It looks like I celebrated my discovery prematurely.

Although the "Address Fields" list displays "Nickname", it does not map to a
nickname field in the Access table.

I've managed to get my merge done using Outlook/Tools/Mail Merge, but using
Outlook as the source document doesn't give me the flexibility that using
the Access table does. Although Outlook provides the ability to save the
source list for future use, it does not save it in a table that can be
easily updated for future use.

"Wilfred" <wpla@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:WO-dnfnn2cptvF_cRVn-ug@comcast.com...
> Actually, I did find the "nickname" field in the "Address Fields" list.
>
> Here's an example of the lack of consistent usability features among the
> Office applications suite:
>
> 1. When I use Outlook/Tools/Mail Merge to create the source data for a
> form letter, the "nickname" is displayed in both lists - Address fields
> and Database fields.
> 2. When I export the Contacts file to an Access table and use that table
> as the source for a mail merge, it only appears in the "Address fields"
> list BUT the radio button in the dialog box with the two lists defaults to
> Database fields.
>
> It was not intuitive for me to look for it in the Address list.
>
> Thank you for the help.
>
>

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