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To be able to send bulk email via mail merge, you must already have installed a MAPI-compatible email program such as Outlook or Gmail. The following process assumes that you already have the message you intend to send created and open in Microsoft Word.
Prepare your Excel data source for a Word mail merge. You've built a list of contacts and other data that you want to use for a Word mail merge. If your data source is an existing Excel spreadsheet, then you just need to prepare the data for a mail merge.
To be able to send bulk email via mail merge, you must already have installed a MAPI-compatible email program such as Outlook or Gmail. The following process assumes that you already have the message you intend to send created and open in Microsoft Word.
Mail merge lets you create a batch of documents that are personalized for each recipient. For example, a form letter might be personalized to address each recipient by name. A data source, like a list, spreadsheet, or database, is associated with the document.
To reuse your envelope mail merge document, open the document and choose Yes when Word prompts you to keep the connection. To change addresses in the envelope mail merge document, open the document and choose Edit Recipient List to sort, filter, and choose specific addresses.
How to use an Excel spreadsheet with mail merge in Word to create mailing lists for labels, envelopes, and documents.
A mailing list can be created within Word for sending bulk mail during mail merge process. On the File tab, select New and choose New Document . On the Mailings tab, choose Select Recipients and select Create a New List .
Use Address Block, Greeting Line, and other merge fields to create a mail merge file from your mailing list.
Go to Mailings > Labels. Select the label type and size in Options. If you don’t see your product number, select New Label and configure a custom label. Select New Document. Word opens a new document that contains a table with dimensions that match the label product.
We will use a wizard menu to print your labels. Go to Mailings > Start Mail Merge > Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard. In the Mail Merge menu, select Labels. Select Starting document > Label Options to choose your label size. Choose your Label vendors and Product number. You'll find the product number on your package of labels. Select OK.
In Word, you can automate frequently used tasks by creating and running macros. A macro is a series of commands and instructions that you group together as a single command to accomplish a task automatically. To save time on tasks you do often, bundle the steps into a macro. First, you record the macro.