Can you mail merge from excel

Yes, you can mail merge from Excel using various methods. Here are a few:

Method 1: Using Word's Mail Merge feature

1. Open your Excel file and select the data you want to mail merge.
2. Go to the "File" menu in Excel and select "Save As" to save your file as a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file.
3. Open Microsoft Word and go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
4. Click on "Select Recipients" and then "Use an Existing List" to select the CSV file you just saved.
5. Click on "Finish & Merge" to merge the data with a Word document.

Method 2: Using Excel's built-in Mail Merge feature

1. Open your Excel file and select the data you want to mail merge.
2. Go to the "Data" tab in the ribbon and click on "From Text" in the "Get & Transform Data" group.
3. Select the CSV file you want to use as the data source.
4. Click on "Load" to load the data into Excel.
5. Go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon and click on "Start Mail Merge" to start the mail merge process.
6. Follow the prompts to select the Word document you want to merge with the data.

Method 3: Using a third-party add-in

There are several third-party add-ins available that allow you to mail merge from Excel, such as:

• Excel Mail Merge: This add-in allows you to mail merge from Excel to Word, PDF, and other formats.
• Mail Merge for Excel: This add-in allows you to mail merge from Excel to Word, PDF, and other formats, and also includes features such as conditional formatting and merge fields.

Method 4: Using VBA code

You can also use VBA code to mail merge from Excel. Here is an example of how you can do this:

Sub MailMerge()
    Dim wdApp As Object
    Dim wdDoc As Object
    Dim wdMailMerge As Object
    Dim wdDataSource As Object

    Set wdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
    Set wdDoc = wdApp.Documents.Open("C:\Path\To\Document.docx")
    Set wdMailMerge = wdDoc.MailMerge
    Set wdDataSource = wdDoc.MailMerge.OpenDataSource("C:\Path\To\Data.csv", wdMergeDataSourceCSV)

    wdMailMerge.Execute wdSendToNewDocument

    wdApp.Quit
    Set wdApp = Nothing
    Set wdDoc = Nothing
    Set wdMailMerge = Nothing
    Set wdDataSource = Nothing
End Sub

This code opens a Word document, sets up the mail merge, and then executes the merge. You'll need to modify the code to match your specific needs and file paths.