Word 2003 Solution Center

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How to use mail merge to create faxes in Word 2002 and in later versions of Word
Describes how to create faxes by using mail merge in Word 2002 and in later versions of Word. You can use this feature in Word to send the same fax message to multiple recipients.
How to perform a mail merge with an Outlook Contacts list in Word
Explains how to perform a mail merge in Word by using an Outlook Contacts list.
How to use mail merge to create a directory in Word
Provides a step-by-step guide on how to use mail merge to create a directory in Word. You can create a directory of names, addresses, and other information by using the Directory feature in Word.

Word 2003 cannot locate the Address Book that you specified in a mail merge
Describes a problem in which the Address Book that you specified in a Word 2003 mail merge cannot be found.
Mail merge documents take longer than expected to print in Word 2003
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to print a mail merge document in Word 2003. The document takes much longer to print than it took to print in Word 97.
You are prompted to locate the data source when you open the main document of a mail merge in Word 2003
Discusses an issue where you are prompted to locate the data source when you open a mail merge main document in Word 2003. Also provides a link to the rollup package that contains the fix for this issue.
Description of the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 14, 2004
Describes the issues that are fixed in the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated December 14, 2004.

You cannot perform a mail merge with a document to an e-mail by using Mail Merge Wizard in Word
Describes a problem in which you cannot perform a mail merge with a document to an e-mail by using Mail Merge Wizard in Word if you use Outlook Express as the default e-mail client and select HTML as the mail format in the Merge to Mail dialog.
Date, Phone Number, and Currency fields are merged incorrectly when you use an Access or Excel data source in Word
Discusses a problem that occurs where the Date, Phone Number, and Currency fields are not merged correctly when you use OLEDB with a Microsoft Access or with a Microsoft Excel data source to perform a mail merge.
You receive an error message when you connect to a mail merge data source by using the Mail Merge Wizard in Word
Describes how you may receive an error message when you use the Mail Merge Wizard or a Visual Basic for Applications code to connect with external data in a Word document. This problem occurs because the connection string is longer than 255...