I have no idea why it is trying to print instead of sending email...that's a new one, unless you are telling it to do that. By default, mail merges DO print (since that's what they are usually used for)...make sure you are choosing email messages in the FIRST step of your merge However, I do know you cannot merge to a distribution list if you want each person to get a personalized mail...to do this, you must create a separate contacts folder for these people, then put all of the names in that folder (not in a distribution list), then choose that folder to merge to. Linda Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ABC Free Ezine ~ Free Ebooks and Tutorials *all outgoing mail scanned by Norton AV. If you got a bug that looks like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karen Lubrecht Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 6:50 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Outlook - mail merge problem in email I use distribution lists and would occasionally like to personalize the message for the individual. Is it possible to mail merge into email? Using Outlook 2002, my contact names. All goes well until it is to sent the merged mail by email. I have chosen email in the mail merge options, but it keeps sending me to word and then trying to print! "Help" isn't showing a solution unless I'm asking the wrong question TIA! Karen ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************