(Ms Word) Mail merge

(Ms Word) Mail merge

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  Mail Merge Mail Mergeis a powerful tool for writing and sending a personalized letter or e-mail to many different people at the same time. You can also use it to create envelopes or labels with each recipient' information. Mail Merge imports data from another source such as Excel and then uses that data to replace placeholders throughout your message with the relevant information for each individual you are messaging. You can use it to quickly create personalized messages for hundreds of people at once. 1 In a blank Microsoft Word document, click on the Mailings tab, and in the Start Mai l Merge group, click Start Mail Merge. 2 Clicks Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard 3 Select your document type. In this demo we will select Letters. Click Next: Starting document.
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  4 : Selectthe starting document. In this demo we will use the current (blank) document. Select Use the current document and then click Next: Select recipients. .
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  o Note thatselecting Start from existing document (which we are not doing in this demo) changes the view and gives you the option to choose your document. After you choose it, the Mail Merge Wizard reverts to Use the current document. 5 :Select recipients. In this demo we will create a new list, so select Type a new list and then click Create.
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  Create a listby adding data in the New Address List dialog box and clicking OK.  Save the list.
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   Note thatnow that a list has been created, the Mail Merge Wizard reverts to Use an existing list and you have the option to edit the recipient list. Selecting Edit recipient list opens up the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box, where you can edit the list and select or unselect records. Click OK to accept the list as is.
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   Click Next: Writeyour letter Write the letter and add custom fields.
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   Click Addressblock to add the recipients' addresses at the top of the document.  In the Insert Address Block dialog box, check or uncheck boxes and select options on the left until the address appears the way you want it to. Note that you can use Match Fields to correct any problems. Clicking Match Fields opens up the Match Fields dialog box, in which you can associate the fields from your list with the fields required by the wizard.
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  6 Press Enteron your keyboard and click greeting line... to enter a greeting.
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  In the InsertGreeting Line dialog box, choose the greeting line format by clicking the drop-down arrows and selecting the options of your choice, and then click OK.
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  9 Note thatthe address block and greeting line are surrounded by chevrons (« »). Write a short letter and click Next: Preview your letters. Preview your letter and click Next: Complete the merge.
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  Click Print toprint your letters or Edit individual letters to further personalize some or all of the letters.