Microsoft Word Mail Merge

1. Microsoft Word Mail Merge Creating Mail Merge Documents Using Various Data Sources

2. After completing this course, you will be able to: • Define Mail Merge terminology and apply knowledge in functional applications. • Demonstrate using Word’s Mail Merge Helper. • Produce five Mail Merge documents using five different data source (Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and Text).

3. Why use the mail merge feature? • Merging is a timesaving tool that generates unique, multiple versions of a main document. • Mail merge feature creates form letters, reports, envelopes, and labels with ease.

4. How do you create a mail merge? • Create the main document (letter or form). • Create the data source (list of information). • Merge the two documents. The end result is a new document or multiple documents that contains text of main document as well as the information from the data source file.

5. Basic Concept of Mail Merging: Dear Dr. Black: The following is a breakdown of Isabella’s test scores for the first semester. Dear: The following is a breakdown of ‘s test scores for the first semester. Dear Mr. Brady: The following is a breakdown of Sean’s test scores for the first semester. Marlena Black Bo Brady Abe Carver Dear Mr. Carver: The following is a breakdown of Isac’s test scores for the first semester.

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7. Resources • Word and the Writing Process Tutorial • Tutorial by Matthew Dull and MaryAnn Deatrick • How to Mail Merge