mail merge not working with office 2013

Anonymous
2013-03-08T16:24:00+00:00

Trying to do a mail merge with office 2013.  I've done this for years with other versions of office (2003, 2007, 2010) but it's not working with 2013 for some reason.  I'm following all the steps, but the emails aren't getting sent.  Is there some way that the profile or something is set up wrong so that word isn't sending this properly? I've also tried to send via outlook, but in outlook I can't choose an excel spreadsheet for the list of contacts. 

What is wrong with this?  someone plesae help me!  My outlook profiles are all messed up becasue i use icloud to sync the calendar and contacts, but i use pop/stmp (whatever that means) for my email....

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  1. Paul Edstein 82,871 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2016-03-08T21:54:29+00:00

    Try to merge to a document instead of to email, with the email address field in the mailmerge, and confirm that all the expected data are present in the output document.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-03-08T21:39:40+00:00

    Unfortunately. I have repaired the installation. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled office 365.  I still cannot perform a mail merge in html format.  Any other suggestions?  Our Microsoft support helpdesk indicated this problem could not be solved which I find unlikely to be correct.

    Cheers,

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  3. Paul Edstein 82,871 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2016-02-25T23:41:00+00:00

    Which is what Macropod suggested in his response of November 25, 2015

    and was even cited in the last reply before SethEssex posted...

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-25T21:51:08+00:00

    I'm baffled that this solution has yet to appear in this posting. I had this same exact problem and attempted to following the recommended steps and even downloaded the recommended add on. Ultimately what fixed this for me (and I have a mail merge going as we speak) was to repair/fix office 2013.

    Steps:

    Go to control panel

    Select programs

    select programs and features

    select on Office 2013

    choose the "change" option above the listed programs

    select "repair"

    This will repair any errors with permissions/installation. Once this completed my problem was fixed.

    I hope this helps others out there!

    Cheers

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-01-11T19:39:27+00:00

    In that case, the first step should be to ensure Office is working correctly (e.g. by repairing the Office installation via Start > Windows Control Panel > Programs > Programs & Features > Microsoft Office (version) > Change > Repair). The next step would be to merge to a document instead of to email, with the email address field in the mailmerge, and confirm that all the expected data are present. So far, I see no indication that either of these has been done.

    I just tried this method and after months of frustration it looks like it worked, at least this time. Thanks

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