How to do mail merge in word from excel

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A mail merge is a process used to create personalized documents, such as letters, labels, or emails, by linking a Microsoft Word document to an Excel spreadsheet that contains your data.

Steps to Perform Mail Merge

1. Prepare Your Excel Spreadsheet

   • Organize your Excel sheet with headers in the first row. Headers act as field names for Word to identify.

   • Ensure there are no blank rows or columns in your dataset.

   • Example:

     First Name	Last Name	Email	Address
     John	Doe	[email protected]	123 Main St
     Jane	Smith	[email protected]	456 Oak Ave

2. Open Microsoft Word

   • Go to the Mailings tab in the ribbon.

3. Start the Mail Merge

   1. Click Start Mail Merge → Select the type of document (e.g., Letters, Emails, Labels, Envelopes).

   2. Click Select Recipients → Use an Existing List.

   3. Navigate to your Excel file and select it. Choose the appropriate worksheet if prompted.

4. Insert Merge Fields

   • Place your cursor where you want personalized information to appear.

   • Click Insert Merge Field and select the column headers from your Excel sheet.

   • Example: In a letter: 

     Dear «First_Name» «Last_Name»,

     Your address is: «Address».

5. Preview the Mail Merge

   • Click Preview Results in the Mailings tab to see how your merged document looks with actual data from Excel.

6. Complete the Merge

   • Click Finish & Merge → Choose Edit Individual Documents to generate all letters, Print Documents, or Send E-Mail Messages.

   • If sending emails, ensure the To: field corresponds to your email column, the subject line is set, and the mail format is HTML.

Tips for Accuracy

1. Remove any formatting or special characters in Excel that Word may not recognize.

2. Make sure data types are consistent (dates, numbers, text).

3. Save both the Excel file and Word document before starting the merge.

This process allows you to efficiently generate personalized documents for large groups without manually typing each one.

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