I don't understand why you can't use Word's Data Merge? It has an option at the very bottom to merge to Email. Why doesn't that work for you? It sends each email separately, so should not trip up on the ISP's limit - or does it? Is that the problem? I think you can choose to Send Later, which would put all the messages into the Outbox. Then go to the Outbox, select just 25 (or whatever the ISP limit is) at a time and press cmd-Enter or chose Message/Send Now.
Of course in Word, you'd choose the Query button at the bottom, and choose a Category to select the contacts. Don't send to the group. You can use my free script Make Group Contacts to apply a category of the same name as the group to each group member (also making full contacts out of any non-contact group members). That will then provide the category for selecting in Word's Query option of Data Merge. -- Paul Berkowitz MVP MacOffice Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html> AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using - **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. > From: Jim Colgate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:04:21 -0800 > To: Entourage Mailing LIst <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Group emails > > Barry, > > I think it probably works just fine for "reply" and "forward" but what these > people are asking for is a way to automatically prefix "new" mail messages > with the salutation "Hello [name]," at the top. In particular, Richard wants > individual messages addressed personally to each of the members of his group > address. > > This is probably the domain of a script. I know I can create the > personalized messages in Word using the mail merge function, but am not sure > how to get each of these e-mailed out. Mail merging has long been a feature > of the hardcopy world, so I am sure there is some script or 3rd party > application to do it for the e-mail world. > > It is probably a good enhancement for the MBU to add to a future release of > Entourage. > > Scripters, do you know of anything that will help Richard? > > Cheers, > > Jim > >> From: Barry Wainwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:29:35 +0000 >> To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Group emails >> >> On 17/3/05 2:18 pm, "Barbara Hodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>>> Also is there some code I can put into my salutation so the email starts >>>>> with "Hello (individual's name)"? >>>> >>>> Entourage Preferences, 'Reply & Forward' pane, 'Mail Attribution' section. >>> >>> I looked at this and chose [NAME] , but when I start a new email the chosen >>> recipient's name does not appear?? >>> >>> Entourage X, ver. 10.1.6 on G% Powermac OS X ver. 10.3.8 >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Barbara >>> >> >> Sorry, it works all right for me :) >> >> -- >> Barry Wainwright >> Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details) >> Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out: >> <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> archives: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> >> old-archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> >> > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
