Can you mail merge in an excel document

Yes, you can perform a mail merge in an Excel document using the built-in Mail Merge feature in Microsoft Excel. Here's a step-by-step guide:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have Microsoft Excel 2010 or later version installed on your computer.
  2. You have a list of data in an Excel worksheet that you want to use for the mail merge.
  3. You have a template document (e.g., Word document, PDF, or another Excel file) that you want to merge with the data.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

  1. Prepare your data: Make sure your data is organized in a table format with headers in the first row. Each column should represent a field (e.g., Name, Address, Phone Number, etc.).
  2. Create a new Excel worksheet: Open a new Excel worksheet and create a table with the same structure as your data. This will be your mail merge template.
  3. Insert a mail merge field: In the first cell of the table, type =MERGEFIELD followed by the name of the field you want to merge (e.g., =MERGEFIELD Name). Press Enter to insert the field.
  4. Repeat step 3: Insert mail merge fields for each column you want to merge. Make sure to update the field name accordingly.
  5. Save your template: Save your Excel worksheet as a template file (e.g., .xlsx or .xlsm).
  6. Open your template in Word: Open your template file in Microsoft Word (or another word processing software that supports mail merge).
  7. Perform the mail merge: Go to the "Mailings" tab in Word and click on "Select Recipients" > "Use an Existing List" > "Excel Spreadsheet". Browse to your Excel template file and select it.
  8. Map the fields: In the "Mail Merge" dialog box, map the fields from your Excel template to the corresponding fields in your Word document.
  9. Preview and print: Preview your merged document and print or save it as needed.

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