Printing Addresses

[jerryk]

I was running windows 98 and in order to print addresses on envelopes I use Word tools envelopes/labels then click the open book symbol next to delivery address. My outlook expresss contacts came up.I then added then printed no problems.
Now I am running XP I keep getting the message 'logon failed you must log on to microsoft exchange to access your address book error code 'unspecified error''
can't seem to get anywhere
also any other ways to simply print addresses on to envelopes?
at the moment I have had to put them all onto a blank word sheet and then just highlight paste and copy.very basic!


any help much appreciated

[Techmonkey]

Hello agian mate!

Are you actually using Exchange? or do you just use outlook to connect to a pop3 email address?

Also the best way of making mailing lables is using a mail merge, which can be done from an excel spreadsheet or access database, however can also be done from your outlook contacts I just found out in the help file.

Quote:About using contacts for a mail merge
A mail merge is when you add names and addresses to mailing labels, envelopes, form letters, catalogs, e-mails, or faxes for mass distribution. You can begin a mail merge from either Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Word, and you complete it in Word, using either the Mail Merge Wizard or the Mail Merge toolbar. Note that you must use Word 2002 for the mail merge feature to work properly.

You can use your Outlook Contacts folder as the data source for the mail merge, providing the names and addresses that will be merged into the main document.

You can choose which contacts will be part of the mail merge in three ways:

Select contacts from the Contacts folder by clicking them while holding down the CTRL key.

Create a separate contacts folder and copy only the contacts you need to that folder.

Create a custom view of the Contacts folder. For example, you can create a view that contains only your contacts from a particular state/ province and then send a custom e-mail message to them only.

Once you decide which contacts to include, you can further specify which contact fields to include. For example, you might want First Name, Last Name, Street Address, and ZIP/ Postal code, but not Country/ Region.

When you start a mail merge from Outlook, the contacts you select are exported to a temporary mail merge source file, to a printer, or to an e-mail message, depending on what option you choose. You can save the temporary mail merge source file if you want to use the same contacts for future mail merges.

Note Personal distribution lists in the Contacts folder cannot be included in a mail merge. You do not have to remove the personal distribution lists from Contacts, however. Outlook will ignore them.

[jerryk]

Hello KiD
to the rescue again!
long time no speak
not using exchange just outlook to connect to a pop3 email address

[Techmonkey]

found this MS article which should help

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224052/EN-US/

There are several suggested fixes depending on your exact setup, take a look and see which one suits you most and try the suggested fix.

[jerryk]

sorted
thanks KiD