Word: Mail Merge for Beginners
24mBeginner2019-05-15
Authors
Jess Stratton
LinkedIn Learning Staff Author, Tech Consultant
Course details
Need to create and address emails, letters, envelopes, or labels in bulk? Mail Merge is a key feature in Microsoft Word that speeds up and simplifies this process. Many people assume Mail Merge is complicated and reserved for power users. Not so! In this mini course, Jess Stratton steps through how to create and address hundreds of emails, letters, and labels in seconds with this powerful feature. Discover how to find or create a recipient data source, set up your template, preview and merge your data, and tweak the formatting to address any issues.
Skills covered
Word ProcessingMicrosoft WordEmailOffice 365Microsoft 365Business Software and ToolsMicrosoftDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Save time with Mail Merge in Word
1. Understand Mail Merge
- 02 - How does Mail Merge work
2. Prep Your Data
- 03 - Find or create a recipient data source
- 04 - Format and set the data source
3. Complete the Mail Merge
- 05 - Create your template
- 06 - Merge the data
- 07 - Fix formatting
Conclusion
- 08 - Next steps
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