Excel spreadsheets and Outlook contact lists are the most common data sources, but if you don't yet have a data source, you can type it up in Word, as part of the mail merge process.Įxcel spreadsheet works well as a data source if all data is on one sheet and the data is formatted so that it can be read by Word. Your first step in setting up a mail merge is to pick the source of data you'll use for the personalized information. This type of document is also called a catalog merge.Ĭreate a directory of names, addresses, and other information Use it to print out your contact list, or to list groups of information, like all of the students in each class. You'll be sending the email directly from Word.Įnvelopes or Labels where names and addresses come from your data source.Ĭreate and print a batch of envelopes for mailingĬreate and print sheets of mailing labelsĭirectory that lists a batch of information for each item in your data source. Each letter prints on a separate sheet of paper.Ĭreate and print a batch of personalized lettersĮmail where each recipient's address is the only address on the To line. Letters that include a personalized greeting. Follow the links for details about each type: Word provides tools for incorporating your data into the following kinds of documents. Use Outlook contacts as a data source for a mail merge

If you know you'll be using Excel or Outlook as the source of your data, see: If you don't yet have a data source, you can even type it up in Word, as part of the mail merge process.įor details about data sources, see Data sources you can use for a mail merge. Excel spreadsheets and Outlook contact lists are the most common data sources, but any database that you can connect to Word will work.

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