Can you do a mail merge from google sheets

Yes, you can do a mail merge from Google Sheets using a combination of Google Sheets and Google Apps Script. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you achieve this:

Prerequisites:

You have a Google Sheet with the data you want to use for the mail merge.
You have a Google Doc or a Gmail account where you want to send the merged documents.

Step 1: Prepare your data in Google Sheets

Create a Google Sheet with the data you want to use for the mail merge. Make sure the data is organized in a table with columns for the fields you want to use in the mail merge (e.g., name, address, email, etc.).
Format the data as needed (e.g., dates, numbers, text).

Step 2: Create a Google Apps Script

Open your Google Sheet and click on "Tools" > "Script editor" to open the Google Apps Script editor.

Delete any existing code in the editor and paste the following script:


function mailMerge() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
var doc = DocumentApp.openById('YOUR_DOC_ID');
var body = doc.getBody();

// Loop through each row in the data for (var i = 1; i < data.length; i++) { var row = data[i]; var name = row[0]; var address = row[1]; var email = row[2];

// Create a new document for each row
var newDoc = DocumentApp.createDocument();
newDoc.setBody(body);

// Replace placeholders with actual data
newDoc.replaceText('{{name}}', name);
newDoc.replaceText('{{address}}', address);
newDoc.replaceText('{{email}}', email);

// Save the document
newDoc.saveAndClose();

// Send the document as an email
var subject = 'Your Subject';
var bodyText = 'Your email body text';
MailApp.sendEmail(email, subject, bodyText, { attachments: [newDoc.getAs('application/pdf')] });

} }


Replace `YOUR_DOC_ID` with the ID of the Google Doc you want to use as the template for the mail merge.

**Step 3: Set up the mail merge**

1. Save the script by clicking on the floppy disk icon or pressing `Ctrl+S` (or `Cmd+S` on a Mac).
2. Go back to your Google Sheet and click on "Tools" > "Script editor" to open the script editor again.
3. Click on the "Run" button or press `F5` to run the script.
4. The script will loop through each row in the data, create a new document for each row, replace placeholders with actual data, and send the document as an email.

**Tips and Variations:**

* You can customize the script to use different fields from your Google Sheet or add more complex logic to the mail merge.
* You can also use Google Apps Script's `getRange()` method to select a specific range of cells in your Google Sheet instead of using `getDataRange()`.
* If you want to send the documents as PDF attachments, make sure to set the `attachments` parameter in the `MailApp.sendEmail()` method to an array containing the PDF document.
* You can also use Google Apps Script's `getBlob()` method to get the PDF document as a blob and then send it as an attachment.

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Can you do a mail merge from google sheets