Can you mail merge two excel documents
Yes, you can mail merge two Excel documents using various methods. Here are a few approaches:
Method 1: Using Excel's built-in Mail Merge feature
- Open both Excel files.
- In the first file, select the data range you want to merge.
- Go to the "Data" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on "From Other Sources" and then "From Microsoft Query".
- In the Query Editor, select the second Excel file as the data source.
- Drag the fields from the second file to the corresponding fields in the first file.
- Click "Finish" to merge the data.
- The merged data will be displayed in a new worksheet.
Method 2: Using VBA Macro
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Open both Excel files.
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Open the Visual Basic Editor (VBE) by pressing Alt+F11 or by navigating to Developer > Visual Basic.
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Create a new module by clicking "Insert" > "Module".
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Write the following code:
Sub MailMerge() Dim ws1 As Worksheet Dim ws2 As Worksheet Dim lastRow As Long Dim lastCol As Long Set ws1 = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1") ' adjust to your sheet name Set ws2 = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet2") ' adjust to your sheet name lastRow = ws1.Cells(ws1.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row lastCol = ws1.Cells(1, ws1.Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column For i = 1 To lastRow For j = 1 To lastCol ws1.Cells(i, j).Value = ws2.Cells(i, j).Value Next j Next i End Sub
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Save the module and close the VBE.
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Run the macro by clicking "Developer" > "Macros" and selecting the "MailMerge" macro.
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The data will be merged into the first worksheet.
Method 3: Using Power Query
- Open both Excel files.
- In the first file, select the data range you want to merge.
- Go to the "Data" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on "New Query" and select "From Other Sources" > "From Microsoft Query".
- In the Query Editor, select the second Excel file as the data source.
- Drag the fields from the second file to the corresponding fields in the first file.
- Click "Load" to merge the data.
- The merged data will be displayed in a new worksheet.
These methods will merge the data from both Excel files into a new worksheet. You can adjust the code or queries to suit your specific needs.