Can you do a mail merge with attachments

The power of mail merge!

Yes, you can do a mail merge with attachments using various software and tools. Here are a few options:

  1. Microsoft Word: You can use Microsoft Word's built-in mail merge feature to create a document with attachments. To do this:
    • Create a new document in Word and set up your mail merge fields.
    • Go to "Mailings" > "Select Recipients" and choose your recipient list.
    • Go to "Mailings" > "Finish & Merge" and select "Edit Individual Documents".
    • In the "Merge to Document" dialog box, select "Attachments" and choose the files you want to attach.
    • Click "OK" to merge the documents with attachments.
  2. Microsoft Excel: You can use Microsoft Excel's VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to create a mail merge with attachments. To do this:
    • Open your Excel file and create a new worksheet for your mail merge data.
    • Write a VBA script to loop through your data and create a new Word document for each record.
    • Use the Word object model to add attachments to each document.
    • Save the documents as a PDF or Word file.
  3. OpenOffice: OpenOffice has a built-in mail merge feature that allows you to create a document with attachments. To do this:
    • Create a new document in OpenOffice and set up your mail merge fields.
    • Go to "Tools" > "Mail Merge" and select "Create a new document".
    • In the "Mail Merge" dialog box, select "Attachments" and choose the files you want to attach.
    • Click "OK" to merge the documents with attachments.
  4. Python: You can use Python and the docx library to create a mail merge with attachments. To do this:
    • Install the docx library using pip: pip install docx
    • Create a Python script that loops through your data and creates a new Word document for each record.
    • Use the docx library to add attachments to each document.
    • Save the documents as a Word file.
  5. Commercial solutions: There are also commercial solutions available that offer advanced mail merge features with attachments, such as:
    • Mail Merge Pro (Windows)
    • Advanced Mail Merge (Windows)
    • Mail Merge Studio (Windows)

These are just a few examples of how you can do a mail merge with attachments. The specific steps may vary depending on the software or tool you choose to use.