How to attach picture in word mail merge

To attach a picture in a Word mail merge, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the "Insert Picture" feature

  1. Open your Word document and go to the location where you want to insert the picture.
  2. Click on the "Insert" tab in the ribbon.
  3. Click on the "Picture" button in the "Illustrations" group.
  4. Browse to the location of the picture you want to attach and select it.
  5. Click "Insert" to insert the picture into your document.
  6. Right-click on the picture and select "Format Picture" to adjust the picture's size, alignment, and other properties.
  7. To attach the picture to the mail merge, you can use a merge field to insert the picture's file name or path. For example, you can use the following syntax: =MERGEFIELD PictureFile
  8. In the "Mail Merge" pane, click on the "Insert Merge Field" button and select "PictureFile" from the list of available fields.
  9. The picture will be inserted into the document and will be replaced with the actual file name or path during the mail merge process.

Method 2: Using a merge field with a file path

  1. Open your Word document and go to the location where you want to insert the picture.
  2. Type the following syntax to insert a merge field that will contain the file path of the picture: =MERGEFIELD PictureFilePath
  3. In the "Mail Merge" pane, click on the "Insert Merge Field" button and select "PictureFilePath" from the list of available fields.
  4. Replace the PictureFilePath field with the actual file path of the picture you want to attach.
  5. The picture will be inserted into the document and will be replaced with the actual file path during the mail merge process.

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