How do I email a .pdf attachment through a mail merge Word & Outlook 2010

Anonymous
2012-04-19T16:22:02+00:00

We email out group interest letters, the merge letter is created in Word 2010 and than email through mail merge Outlook 2010. We attached a .pdf flyer to each email. (at this time we are email one at a time.)

Is there a way to attach a .pdf file to an email blast (mail merge)? We are running XP right now but will be changing to Windows 7 with in the coming weeks.

Any help we could get on this would be great. Everything I have been able to pull off the internet is on earlier visions of Microsoft Office and Windows.

Thank you in advance.

ShannonKay

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows

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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2012-04-19T19:50:04+00:00

I have looked at this but this is for earlier versions of Microsoft Office. I need something that will work with Office 2010, but thank you! 

While the method to which Gordon gave you the link will work with any version of Word from Word 97 onwards, I have developed a much simpler method that you can use if you download the MergeTools – 20120225 Add-in that I created from the following page of my OneDrive:

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=5aedcb43615e886b#cid=5AEDCB43615E886B&id=5AEDCB43615E886B%21566

The mergetools template must be saved in the Word Startup folder.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-05T01:39:54+00:00

    Is it possible to attach a PDF file into a mail merge done in Word 2010?

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-05T05:52:38+00:00

    Certainly with http://www.gmayor.com/ManyToOne.htm  it is possible, and I am sure that Doug's add-in will do so also.

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  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-02-05T10:19:16+00:00

    With my MergeTools Add-in that you can download from the following page of my Windows Live SkyDrive:

    https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=5aedcb43615e886b#!/?cid=5AEDCB43615E886B!cid=5AEDCB43615E886B&id=5AEDCB43615E886B%21566

    also download the Merging with Attachments document that is also on that page which explains how the system is used.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-19T15:14:27+00:00

    With my MergeTools Add-in that you can download from the following page of my Windows Live SkyDrive:

    https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=5aedcb43615e886b#!/?cid=5AEDCB43615E886B!cid=5AEDCB43615E886B&id=5AEDCB43615E886B%21566

     

    also download the Merging with Attachments document that is also on that page which explains how the system is used.

    I can see the Merge options on the ribbon however when I click "MERGE WITH ATTACHMENTS" I get an error saying that the MACRO cannot be found or has been disabled.

    (I use the DUTCH version)

    I saved the file as a DOTM (which is important to mention in your posts for dummies like me :) )

    thank you in advance,

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