> I'm in the same boat as Jack30. In response to the most recent post
> from GM, Outlook is my default email application, I added my address
> book the QAT in Word, I went into Data FileManagement and removed
> the three Contact groups I've created that appeared under Outlook
> Address Book. I was not able to remove the entire Outlook Address
> Book as GM suggested, as the "x Remove" button is greyed out. I then
> went into the three individual Contact groups and through Properties,
> made sure that each had the box checked "Show this Folder as an Email
> Address Boook". All three were already checked. These three did not
> subsequently reappear under the Data File Management, much to my
> chagrin.
>
> After a reboot, and a careful re-reading of
>
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm , I was able to
> successfully create labels, but only from Outlook, selecting the
> Contact group from which I wished to use and then carefully going
> through the tuturial just referenced. Starting from Word continued
> to generate the MAPI erro message. Thanks for your help. And
> Microsoft: there has to be an easier way to do this.
> I have stared the merge from both Word and Outlook. I have
> successfully done this before, but only once on Vista and that was 12
> months ago.
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> 1. Is Outlook your default e-mail application for Windows? - If not
>> make it so!
>> 2. If you add the address book to the QAT (Quick Access Toolbar) can
>> you insert an address into a Word document? If having attended to 1
>> above, you still cannot insert an address, open Outlook 2007 and
>> from the file menu - data file management - address books. Is
>> Outlook address book listed. If not, add it. If it is select it and
>> click Change. Remove the Outlook Address Book. Close the dialog then
>> add it back again to repair the links. This will not affect your
>> contacts list.
>> 3. Are you starting the merge from Word or Outlook?
>> 4. Have you read -
http://www.gmayor.com/mailmerge_from_outlook.htm ?
>> 5. Have you read
>>
http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm ?
>>
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>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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>> My web site www.gmayor.com
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>>
>> Jack 30 wrote:
>>> Just to clarify on my prior rant alls I am trying to do is make some
>>> mailing labels.
>>> Nothing tricky..no word or excel documents no pictures or letters or
>>> other forms charts or graphs...just make labels for my contacts for
>>> my holiday cards and for my
>>> seasonal marketing mailers...nothing special or out of the
>>> ordinary....
>>>
>>> "Jack 30" wrote:
>>>
>>>> when I try to use mail merge from outlook 2007 to word 2007 I get
>>>> this error message "MAPI FOLDER OR ADDRESS BOOK NOT FOUND"
>>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.