More of this Feature • Part 1: Preparing Your Data • Part 3: Associating the Data Source • Part 4: Inserting Merge Fields • Part 5: Viewing the Merged Documents • Part 6: Finalizing the Merge

Related Terms • Mail Merge • Data Source • Record • Excel

Related Resources • Word Tutorials • Intro to Mail Merge

For the main document, you can use either a new, blank document, or a document you've already created.

With the document open, activate the Mail Merge toolbar by right-clicking on the gray space around the toolbars and selecting Mail Merge from the pop-up list:



On the Mail Merge toolbar, click the Main document setup button.



In the Main Document Type dialog box, select the type of document you wish to create. For this tutorial, select Letters. Then click OK:



Once you have created the main document, it is time to associate your data source with the document.



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