How do i mail merge a letter from excel

Mailing merging a letter from Excel is a great way to personalize your letters and save time. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you do it:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have an Excel spreadsheet with the data you want to use for the mailing merge.
  2. You have a Word document or a template with the letter you want to mail merge.
  3. You have Microsoft Word installed on your computer.

Step 1: Prepare your Excel spreadsheet

  1. Open your Excel spreadsheet and make sure it has the following columns:
    • Name (or any other column you want to use for personalization)
    • Address (street, city, state, zip)
    • Any other columns you want to use for personalization (e.g., company name, title, etc.)
  2. Make sure the data is organized and formatted correctly.

Step 2: Create a Word document or template

  1. Open Microsoft Word and create a new document or use an existing template.
  2. Type the letter you want to mail merge, using placeholders for the personalization fields (e.g., [Name], [Address], etc.).

Step 3: Set up the mail merge

  1. Go to the "Mailings" tab in Word.
  2. Click on "Select Recipients" and then "Use an Existing List".
  3. Browse to your Excel spreadsheet and select it.
  4. Click "OK" to import the data into Word.

Step 4: Map the fields

  1. In the "Mailings" tab, click on "Match Fields" to map the Excel columns to the Word placeholders.
  2. Select the Excel column that corresponds to each Word placeholder (e.g., [Name] to the "Name" column, [Address] to the "Address" column, etc.).

Step 5: Merge the documents

  1. Click on "Finish & Merge" in the "Mailings" tab.
  2. Select "Edit Individual Documents" to create a separate document for each recipient.
  3. Word will merge the data from your Excel spreadsheet with the letter template, creating a unique document for each recipient.

Step 6: Save and print

  1. Save each merged document as a separate file (e.g., "John Doe Letter.docx").
  2. Print the documents or save them as PDFs.

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