For more info, see Data sources you can use for a mail merge.įor more info, see Mail merge: Edit recipients.įor more info on sorting and filtering, see Sort the data for a mail merge or Filter the data for a mail merge. Click into 'Letters & Mailings.' Select 'Mail Merge.' Choose 'Labels' then hit 'Next: Starting document.' Choose 'Avery US Letter' from the second dropdown list and find the comparable Avery® product number from our cross-reference chart or choose 'New Label' to manually enter the label specs.
Connect and edit the mailing listĬonnect to your data source. NOTE: Although Mail Merge can be used for many types of documents, this document uses the example creating a Mail Merge letter. in the order that they are needed for a successful mail merge. The Excel spreadsheet to be used in the mail merge is stored on your local machine.Ĭhanges or additions to your spreadsheet are completed before it's connected to your mail merge document in Word.įor more information, see Prepare your Excel data source for mail merge in Word. For users unfamiliar with creating mail merges, the commands progress from left to right across the. For example, to address readers by their first name in your document, you'll need separate columns for first and last names.Īll data to be merged is present in the first sheet of your spreadsheet.ĭata entries with percentages, currencies, and postal codes are correctly formatted in the spreadsheet so that Word can properly read their values. Make sure:Ĭolumn names in your spreadsheet match the field names you want to insert in your mail merge.
Here are some tips to prepare your Excel spreadsheet for a mail merge.