Can i do mail merge with two headers

The classic mail merge question!

Yes, you can do a mail merge with two headers. This is often referred to as a "two-column merge" or "two-header merge". Here's how:

Using Microsoft Word:

  1. Create a new document in Microsoft Word and insert a table with two columns. The number of rows should match the number of records in your data source.
  2. In the first column, enter the header text for the first column (e.g., "Name").
  3. In the second column, enter the header text for the second column (e.g., "Address").
  4. Insert your data source (e.g., an Excel spreadsheet or a database) into the table.
  5. Go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon and click on "Select Recipients" to select your data source.
  6. Click on "Finish & Merge" to merge the data with the document.
  7. In the "Merge to New Document" dialog box, select "All" to merge all records.
  8. Word will create a new document with the merged data, using the headers from the table as the column headers.

Using Microsoft Excel:

  1. Create a new worksheet in Microsoft Excel and enter your data in two columns.
  2. In the first column, enter the header text for the first column (e.g., "Name").
  3. In the second column, enter the header text for the second column (e.g., "Address").
  4. Go to the "Data" tab in the ribbon and click on "From Text" to import your data into Excel.
  5. In the "Text Import Wizard", select "Delimited Text" and choose a delimiter (e.g., comma or tab).
  6. Click on "Finish" to import the data.
  7. Select the entire data range and go to the "Data" tab in the ribbon.
  8. Click on "Data Tools" and then "Mailings" to start the mail merge process.
  9. In the "Mail Merge" dialog box, select "Excel" as the data source and choose the worksheet containing your data.
  10. Click on "OK" to start the merge process.

Using other mail merge software:

If you're using a different mail merge software, such as Adobe Acrobat or OpenOffice, the process may vary slightly. However, most mail merge software allows you to create a table with multiple columns and merge data from a data source into the table.

Remember to adjust the column headers in your data source to match the column headers in your mail merge document. This will ensure that the data is merged correctly and that the resulting document has the correct column headers.