Word 2007 mailmerge to outlook contacts dsg800 10/10/2008 4:54:01 PM In Word 2007 I select the mailings tab. Than go to Select Recipients | Select from Outlook Contacts I than get the error "Unable to obtain list of tables from the data source." I am using Outlook 2007, Windows XP SP3, Exchange 2007. I have checked my IE settings so Outlook is my default mail client, I have also checked in Outlook contacts so the show in my address book. Please help thank you.

Re: Word 2007 mailmerge to outlook contacts "Peter Jamieson" <pjj[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> 10/10/2008 5:01:38 PM Try a different approach: Start in Outlook: - select the contacts folder or contacts you want to use - click Outlook Tools->Mail Merge, have a good look at the Dialog Options, and take it from there. -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "dsg800" <dsg800[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3091C005-DAC1-459F-846B-1D1E603C0E77[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > In Word 2007 I select the mailings tab. Than go to Select Recipients | > Select from Outlook Contacts I than get the error "Unable to obtain list > of > tables from the data source." I am using Outlook 2007, Windows XP SP3, > Exchange 2007. I have checked my IE settings so Outlook is my default > mail > client, I have also checked in Outlook contacts so the show in my address > book. Please help thank you.

Re: Word 2007 mailmerge to outlook contacts dsg800 10/10/2008 5:29:02 PM Yes thank you for the help. That worked well. Any Idea why it will not work using word? Just curios. A "Peter Jamieson" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Try a different approach: > > Start in Outlook: > - select the contacts folder or contacts you want to use > - click Outlook Tools->Mail Merge, have a good look at the Dialog Options, > and take it from there. > > -- > Peter Jamieson > http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk > > "dsg800" <dsg800[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3091C005-DAC1-459F-846B-1D1E603C0E77[ at ]microsoft.com... > > In Word 2007 I select the mailings tab. Than go to Select Recipients | > > Select from Outlook Contacts I than get the error "Unable to obtain list > > of > > tables from the data source." I am using Outlook 2007, Windows XP SP3, > > Exchange 2007. I have checked my IE settings so Outlook is my default > > mail > > client, I have also checked in Outlook contacts so the show in my address > > book. Please help thank you. > >

Re: Word 2007 mailmerge to outlook contacts "Peter Jamieson" <pjj[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> 10/10/2008 5:46:25 PM [Quoted Text] > Any Idea why it will not work using word? I do not know for sure, but when you start from Word, as far as I know, Word tries to get the data using - the "Access/Jet OLE DB provider" which uses - an "Outlook/Exchange" Installable ISAM which - tries to get the data from Outlook In addition, Windows may impose some security restrictions on the folders and files these things try to use to get the data to you. So there are plenty of barriers to get through, and only one needs to work to stop you doing what you want. -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "dsg800" <dsg800[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A98521D7-5AF7-4BF4-8F3D-4C74A7C635AE[ at ]microsoft.com... > Yes thank you for the help. That worked well. Any Idea why it will not > work > using word? Just curios. A > > "Peter Jamieson" wrote: > >> Try a different approach: >> >> Start in Outlook: >> - select the contacts folder or contacts you want to use >> - click Outlook Tools->Mail Merge, have a good look at the Dialog >> Options, >> and take it from there. >> >> -- >> Peter Jamieson >> http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk >> >> "dsg800" <dsg800[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:3091C005-DAC1-459F-846B-1D1E603C0E77[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > In Word 2007 I select the mailings tab. Than go to Select Recipients | >> > Select from Outlook Contacts I than get the error "Unable to obtain >> > list >> > of >> > tables from the data source." I am using Outlook 2007, Windows XP SP3, >> > Exchange 2007. I have checked my IE settings so Outlook is my default >> > mail >> > client, I have also checked in Outlook contacts so the show in my >> > address >> > book. Please help thank you. >> >>

Re: Word 2007 mailmerge to outlook contacts dsg800 10/10/2008 6:22:01 PM Thank you "Peter Jamieson" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > Any Idea why it will not work using word? > > I do not know for sure, but when you start from Word, as far as I know, Word > tries to get the data using > - the "Access/Jet OLE DB provider" which uses > - an "Outlook/Exchange" Installable ISAM which > - tries to get the data from Outlook > > In addition, Windows may impose some security restrictions on the folders > and files these things try to use to get the data to you. > > So there are plenty of barriers to get through, and only one needs to work > to stop you doing what you want. > > -- > Peter Jamieson > http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk > > "dsg800" <dsg800[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:A98521D7-5AF7-4BF4-8F3D-4C74A7C635AE[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Yes thank you for the help. That worked well. Any Idea why it will not > > work > > using word? Just curios. A > > > > "Peter Jamieson" wrote: > > > >> Try a different approach: > >> > >> Start in Outlook: > >> - select the contacts folder or contacts you want to use > >> - click Outlook Tools->Mail Merge, have a good look at the Dialog > >> Options, > >> and take it from there. > >> > >> -- > >> Peter Jamieson > >> http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk > >> > >> "dsg800" <dsg800[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:3091C005-DAC1-459F-846B-1D1E603C0E77[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> > In Word 2007 I select the mailings tab. Than go to Select Recipients | > >> > Select from Outlook Contacts I than get the error "Unable to obtain > >> > list > >> > of > >> > tables from the data source." I am using Outlook 2007, Windows XP SP3, > >> > Exchange 2007. I have checked my IE settings so Outlook is my default > >> > mail > >> > client, I have also checked in Outlook contacts so the show in my > >> > address > >> > book. Please help thank you. > >> > >> > >