E-Mail Merge With Word 2007 and Vista's Windows Mail

Mike McCollister

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Dec 30, 2007, 9:23:51 PM12/30/07

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I have been using Microsoft Word 2003 for a while to do some e-mail mail
merge with Outlook Express for years. Well, I just switched over my e-mail
to my Vista machine with Office 2007. For some reason Word does not see that
Windows Mail exists and that under the "Finish and Merge" button the "Send
E-mail Messages..." button is grayed out. Does anyone know how to get this
to work?

Thanks,

Mike

Mike McCollister

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Dec 30, 2007, 10:23:57 PM12/30/07

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OK, I found this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918792

Now that I have done this the "Send E-mail Messages..." is not grayed out
but when I try to send something nothing happens. Windows Mail does not seem
to see that Word is trying to send an e-mail.

Anyone have a solution to this?

Thanks,

Mike

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Mike McCollister

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Dec 31, 2007, 4:50:11 AM12/31/07

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OK. I have found that if I select my mail format to be plain text instead of
HTML then it works OK. That is fine as I want to send it as plain text.
However, I can't get the plain text option to stick when I close and open
word again. Any ideas on how to make this feature stick?

Thanks,

Mike

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Peter Jamieson

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Dec 31, 2007, 5:35:17 AM12/31/07

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Replied to your messages in the mailmerge group...

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khalfan@discussions.microsoft.com zaheer khalfan

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Jul 20, 2008, 1:23:01 AM7/20/08

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I'm having the same problem. the email icon is greyed out. you re making
reference to this article but i don't see any solution in this article. it
talks about microsoft outlook. i dont have microsoft outlook. im trying to
use microsoft word 2007 with windows mail (in vista)

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

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Jul 20, 2008, 4:51:25 AM7/20/08

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The following from fellow MVP, Peter Jamieson:

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Try Windows Vista Start Button->Default Programs->Set your default programs,
select Windows Mail then click "Set this program as default". Or go to the
Default Programs option in Control Panel.

You can only use the "send as plain text" and "send as attachment" options
with Windows Mail, and you do get a security question for each message. You
cannot use HTML mail - if you do, they just disappear without warning.

It works here, anyway :-)

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

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Peter Jamieson

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Jul 20, 2008, 6:31:12 AM7/20/08

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In addition to Doug's message, if the option is greyed out, you need to
follow that 918792 article, whether you are using Outlook, Outlook Express
or Windows Mail.

If you are running a 64-bit version of Vista you might need to put the
entries described in that article under the following registry key as well
(or instead):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Messaging
Subsystem

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Shalini

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Oct 13, 2008, 9:16:01 AM10/13/08

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I did all this, but still the send email option in mail merge is greyed out.
Also did everything that was mentioned in the article.

Peter Jamieson

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Oct 14, 2008, 3:35:20 AM10/14/08

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Unfortunately I do not know any other way to ungrey that option. My only
suggestions are:
a. double-check that you have created the correct registry entries
b. restart Windows and Word
c. if your copy of Word/Office is still under warranty, contact Microsoft
support directly (we are just volunteers).

Peter Jamieson

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Rachel

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Dec 5, 2008, 11:23:02 AM12/5/08

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Did you ever figure out how to make it send as HTML?

Peter Jamieson

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Dec 6, 2008, 7:28:58 AM12/6/08

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You can only send as HTML using the "full" Outlook, not Outlook Express or
Windows Mail.

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Donna

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Feb 5, 2010, 1:11:01 AM2/5/10

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I am not sure if this post is continuing but was interested in knowing how I
can do an email merge in Outlook with an attachment. Every time I try, the
attachment does not send with the email - any ideas please.

Donna

Peter Jamieson

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Feb 5, 2010, 3:28:32 AM2/5/10

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If it's definitely Outlook and not Windows Mail, see

http://www.gmayor.com/EmailMergeWithAttachments.htm

Peter Jamieson

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