Microsoft Word: Mail Merge Basics

Types of Main DocumentsForm lettersMailing labelsEnvelopes Catalog

Getting Started

To activate the Mail Merge click Mail Merge Wizard on the Tools/Letters and Mailings menu.

Mail Merge Task Pane

Using the Mail Merge

1. Open or create the main document.2. Attach an existing or new data source. 3. Edit the main document. 4. Perform the merge.

Step 1.

Open or create the main document.

Step 2. Select Recipients

Type a New List

The Create Data Source dialog box lets you:Remove unwanted field namesAdd new field namesChange the order of field names

New Address List Dialog Box

Step 3. Set Up the Main Document

Preview the Merge Result

After you set up your mail-merge main document and attach it to a data source, you can see a preview of the merge result.

Merged Result

Step 4.Complete the Merge

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