How do you do a mail merge in outlook

A mail merge in Outlook! Here's a step-by-step guide to help you do a mail merge in Outlook:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have a list of contacts or recipients in a spreadsheet (e.g., Excel) or a database (e.g., Access).
  2. You have a template email in Outlook that you want to send to each recipient.

Step 1: Prepare your data

  1. Open your spreadsheet or database and create a table with the following columns:
    • Recipient's email address
    • Recipient's name
    • Any other fields you want to include in the email (e.g., company name, address, phone number)
  2. Make sure the data is organized and formatted correctly.

Step 2: Create a new email in Outlook

  1. Open Outlook and create a new email by clicking on the "New Email" button in the Home tab.
  2. Create a template email with the basic structure and content you want to use for the mail merge.

Step 3: Set up the mail merge

  1. In the Outlook email, click on the "Insert" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on "Quick Parts" and then "Document Property" to insert a field that will be replaced with the recipient's information.
  3. In the "Document Property" dialog box, select the field you want to insert (e.g., "Recipient's Name").
  4. Click "OK" to insert the field.

Step 4: Link the data to the email

  1. Open your spreadsheet or database and select the entire table.
  2. Go back to the Outlook email and click on the "Insert" tab.
  3. Click on "Text" and then "Merge Field" to insert a merge field.
  4. In the "Merge Field" dialog box, select the field you want to link to the email (e.g., "Recipient's Email Address").
  5. Click "OK" to insert the merge field.

Step 5: Run the mail merge

  1. Go back to the Outlook email and click on the "Mail Merge" button in the "Quick Parts" group.
  2. In the "Mail Merge" dialog box, select the data source (your spreadsheet or database).
  3. Choose the fields you want to use for the mail merge.
  4. Click "OK" to run the mail merge.

Step 6: Review and send the emails

  1. Outlook will create a new email for each recipient, replacing the merge fields with the actual data.
  2. Review each email to ensure the data is correct and the formatting is as expected.
  3. Send the emails to the recipients.

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