Unit 6: W5 - Using Mail Merge

In this chapter, students will use the Mail Merge feature to turn boilerplate letters into personalized correspondence. The data source (list of variable information, such as the recipients’ addresses) and the main document (form letter) need to be set up and proofed only once. Then you can generate hundreds of letters without checking each one. And you can use Mail Merge for more than letters. You can generate envelopes, labels, legal documents, or just about any fixed-text document that requires variable information. A data source can be a Word document, an Excel worksheet, an Access database, or an Outlook contact list.

- Build data sources

- Create main documents

- Perform a mail merge

- Deal with merge problems

- Generate envelopes and labels

Students will use the Mail Merge feature to complete the following projects:

• W5-R1-Fundraiser
• W5-R3-Walkers
• W5-A1-SmallBiz
• W5-A3-TokyoLtr