How to add comma in excel mail merge

When using Excel as a data source for a mail merge in Microsoft Word, you may encounter issues with commas in your data. Here are a few ways to add commas in Excel for a mail merge:

Method 1: Use the Text to Columns feature

1. Select the column containing the data you want to add commas to.
2. Go to the "Data" tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on "Text to Columns".
4. In the "Text to Columns" dialog box, select "Delimited Text" and click "Next".
5. Choose "Comma" as the delimiter and click "Finish".
6. The commas will be added to the selected cells.

Method 2: Use the Replace function

1. Select the column containing the data you want to add commas to.
2. Go to the "Home" tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on "Find & Select" and then "Replace".
4. In the "Find what" field, enter a space character ().
5. In the "Replace with" field, enter a comma (,).
6. Click "Replace All" to add commas to the selected cells.

Method 3: Use a formula

1. Select a cell where you want to add a comma.
2. Enter the following formula: =A1&","
3. Replace "A1" with the cell reference of the data you want to add commas to.
4. Press Enter to apply the formula.
5. The formula will add a comma to the end of the cell value.

Tips:

• Make sure to update the mail merge data source in Word after making changes to the Excel data.
• If you're using a comma as a delimiter in your data, you may need to adjust the delimiter in the mail merge settings in Word.
• You can also use other characters, such as semicolons (;) or tabs (t), as delimiters in the Text to Columns feature or Replace function.