No, no need for a separate folder. Just use the category view on outlook,
select the category and start the merge from outlook.

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"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Pat P wrote:

Hi, I am very new to this program so I need a bit of help.
My system is XP and I have office and outlook 2007.
When I am in Outlook with the category open that I want to merge. I
request mail merge with existing document., followed by mail merge
group I pick the mail merge group in outlook but it will not let me
select the category and all my contacts merge. What am I doing wrong.

I don't think you can mail merge to a category. Instead, separate
contacts folders should provide the functionality you seek.
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