• Subject: Re: Is it possible to do a "Mail merge" in Outlook??
  • Author: Diane Poremsky {MVP}
  • Date: 07 Jul
  • References: 1 2 3
No, mail merge does not support attachments. You'd have to use VBA or a 3rd
party tool.
links to the vba sample and tools are here:
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/massmail.asp

Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1C456786-DC75-4939-B09A-29D886B36068@microsoft.com...
> Diane
> Hi again
>
> I have been experimenting using the info you sent and have worked out how
> to
> do it TNX!!
>
> One more question though. If I do the merge in MSWord and then send to
> email is it possible to add file attachments to the mail merged email? If
> so
> where and how is the attachment specified.
>
> If I could do this too it would be the cherry on the top and my life would
> be bliss!
>
> Tnx
> Peter
>
>
> "Diane Poremsky {MVP}" wrote:
>
>> if the data is in a format mail merge can use, yes. You do the merge
>> the
>> 'normal' way in word but send it to email rather than printing.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>>
>> "Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BD3053E9-9D64-40AC-AA9F-B7F2B20F8D35@microsoft.com...
>> > I have a long distribution list (230 names) and would like to sen
>> > customised
>> > emails to each of these names. Is it in any way possible to do a "mail
>> > merge", similar to that done in MSWord, so that I can take from a
>> > (Excel
>> > or
>> > MSWord) database/Table an email address and add to it specific text and
>> > combine the bits into a unique email that goes to each of the names on
>> > the
>> > distribution list?
>> >
>> > I hope this is clear bottom line is that I have 230 names and 230
>> > chunks
>> > of
>> > information that I want to use to create 230 "unique" emails and I do
>> > not
>> > want to do them one by one
>> >
>> > Tnx!!
>> >
>> > Peter
>>
02 JulIs it possible to do a "Mail merge" in Outlook??.Peter
02 Jul\ Re: Is it possible to do a "Mail merge" in Outlook??.Diane Poremsky {MVP}
03 Jul   |- Re: Is it possible to do a "Mail merge" in Outlook??.Peter
03 Jul   \ Re: Is it possible to do a "Mail merge" in Outlook??.Peter
07 Jul      \ Re: Is it possible to do a "Mail merge" in Outlook??.Diane Poremsky {MVP}
08 Jul         \ Re: Is it possible to do a "Mail merge" in Outlook??.Peter
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