> Thanks. These were other workarounds I had discovered as well, but they
> leave the campaign in a non 'launched' mode in Campaign Manager.
>
> I appreciate your response.
>
>
> "Clinton Ford [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Thank you for pointing this out. You can use the Nickname field by
>> selecting the Business Contacts from within Word. Below are a couple of
>> methods:
>>
>> To do this using Word's "Mailings" Ribbon
>> - Word E-mail Merge
>> - Use 'Nickname' field in the Word doc greeting
>> - Save Docx
>> - In Word, click on the "Mailings" Ribbon tab
>> - From the Ribbon, "Select Recipients | Select from Outlook Contacts..."
>> - Select the "Business Contacts" folder and click "OK"
>> - Select the recipients you'd like to include, then click "OK"
>> - From the Ribbon, select "Create Campaign" (be patient as each recipient
>> is
>> added to the Marketing Campaign)
>> - Do not click "Launch" on the Marketing Campaign form. Instead,
>> minimize
>> the campaign form and complete the mail merge from within Word
>>
>> To do this using Word's step-by-step e-mail merge wizard:
>> - In Word, click on the "Mailings" Ribbon tab
>> - From the Ribbon, select "Start Mail Merge | Step by Step Mail Merge
>> Wizard..."
>> - Select "E-mail Messages" in the right-hand wizard pane and click "Next:
>> Starting document"
>> - Click "Next: Select recipients"
>> - Click "Select from Outlook Contacts", then click "Choose Contacts
>> Folder"
>> - Select the "Business Contacts" folder and click "OK"
>> - Select the recipients you'd like to include, then click "OK"
>> - Click "Next: Write your e-mail message"
>> - Click "More items..." and click the "Address Fields" radio button to
>> select and insert fields
>> - Save Docx
>> - Click "Next: Preview your e-mail message"
>> - Click "Next: Complete the merge"
>> - Before completing the merge, click "Track through Business Contact
>> Manager"
>> - Do not click "Launch", but just switch back to Word and complete the
>> mail
>> merge
>>
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>> "jttoth" <jttoth[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:88C1B302-144B-4D3C-9DC1-ADC08F6DA73F[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Is this a bug: 'Nickname' Business Contact Field is not available in
>> > Word
>> > 2007 e-mail merge during Launch function in Campaign Manager
>> >
>> > To reproduce:
>> >
>> > - Create new marketing campaign
>> > - Take addresses from Business Contacts
>> > - Word E-mail Merge
>> > - Use 'Nickname' field in the Word doc greeting
>> > - Save Docx
>> > - Launch
>> > Error: "This merge field is used in the main document but does not
>> > exist
>> > in
>> > the data source"
>> >
>> > Mickey Mouse workaround was to use the 'Assistant' field for the
>> > Nickname
>> > instead
>> >
>> > Using Outlook 2007 & Word 2007, Windows XP SP2
>>
>>
>>