Hello, I am using Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007, and I have Send As
permission on a few e-mail accounts. Can I set one of them as the
default for my From field in new messages?

I am trying to do an e-mail merge from Word 2007, sending a newsletter
so it appears to come from my general-access address. If I set a
default From in Outlook, I'm sure the merge will use it. With POP/
IMAP, I could change my name in Account Settings, but I can't find
that with MAPI on Exchange. Any ideas?

Thanks.

you need to log into that mailbox if you want to use it for the from address
in a mail merge.

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<cjg.groups@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, I am using Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007, and I have Send As
> permission on a few e-mail accounts. Can I set one of them as the
> default for my From field in new messages?
>
> I am trying to do an e-mail merge from Word 2007, sending a newsletter
> so it appears to come from my general-access address. If I set a
> default From in Outlook, I'm sure the merge will use it. With POP/
> IMAP, I could change my name in Account Settings, but I can't find
> that with MAPI on Exchange. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.

On Jul 22, 8:57 pm, "Diane Poremsky {MVP}" <outlook...@msn.com> wrote:
> you need to log into that mailbox if you want to use it for the from address
> in a mail merge.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Need Help with Common Tasks?http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
> Outlook 2007:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> dailytips-subscribe-requ...@lists.outlooktips.net
>
> Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU...@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>
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>
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>
> <cjg.gro...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:9edd9102-d241-43e0-8aa7-e88160557632@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hello, I am using Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007, and I have Send As
> > permission on a few e-mail accounts. Can I set one of them as the
> > default for my From field in new messages?
>
> > I am trying to do an e-mail merge from Word 2007, sending a newsletter
> > so it appears to come from my general-access address. If I set a
> > default From in Outlook, I'm sure the merge will use it. With POP/
> > IMAP, I could change my name in Account Settings, but I can't find
> > that with MAPI on Exchange. Any ideas?
>
> > Thanks.

Thanks. The trick is, I'm trying to Send As a mail-enabled
distribution group. That way, replies will go to all of the project
team members in the group. I don't think anyone can log in as a
distribution group.

What I should do is delete the group and create a user with its
address. Then, share that user's mailbox to each team member and give
them all Send As. They'd all receive messages sent to that account
(though not in their main Inbox; they'd have to check the account's
Inbox). And, they could mail merge by logging in as that user (which
would prevent them from accessing their My Documents while not logged
in as themselves).

I'll see how this setup works. Thanks.

rather than go to that much work, I'd look for a different solution - like
creating a new profile with that address as a POP/SMTP account or see if any
mail merge utilities might meet your needs. A list of mass mail utilities is
at http://www.slipstick.com/addins/massmail.asp

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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<cjg.groups@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 22, 8:57 pm, "Diane Poremsky {MVP}" <outlook...@msn.com> wrote:
>> you need to log into that mailbox if you want to use it for the from
>> address
>> in a mail merge.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Need Help with Common Tasks?http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>> Outlook 2007:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> dailytips-subscribe-requ...@lists.outlooktips.net
>>
>> Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
>> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU...@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>>
>> Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> You can access this newsgroup by
>> visitinghttp://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspxor
>> point your
>> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>> <cjg.gro...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:9edd9102-d241-43e0-8aa7-e88160557632@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > Hello, I am using Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007, and I have Send As
>> > permission on a few e-mail accounts. Can I set one of them as the
>> > default for my From field in new messages?
>>
>> > I am trying to do an e-mail merge from Word 2007, sending a newsletter
>> > so it appears to come from my general-access address. If I set a
>> > default From in Outlook, I'm sure the merge will use it. With POP/
>> > IMAP, I could change my name in Account Settings, but I can't find
>> > that with MAPI on Exchange. Any ideas?
>>
>> > Thanks.
>
> Thanks. The trick is, I'm trying to Send As a mail-enabled
> distribution group. That way, replies will go to all of the project
> team members in the group. I don't think anyone can log in as a
> distribution group.
>
> What I should do is delete the group and create a user with its
> address. Then, share that user's mailbox to each team member and give
> them all Send As. They'd all receive messages sent to that account
> (though not in their main Inbox; they'd have to check the account's
> Inbox). And, they could mail merge by logging in as that user (which
> would prevent them from accessing their My Documents while not logged
> in as themselves).
>
> I'll see how this setup works. Thanks.