How to do a mail merge in outlook

A mail merge in Outlook! Here's a step-by-step guide to help you merge your email messages with a list of contacts or recipients:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have a list of contacts or recipients in a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file or an Excel spreadsheet.
  2. You have Outlook 2010 or later version installed on your computer.

Step 1: Prepare your data

  1. Open your CSV file or Excel spreadsheet and make sure it has the following columns:
    • Email address (or any other column you want to use as the merge field)
    • First name
    • Last name
    • Any other relevant columns you want to include in the email
  2. Save your file as a CSV file (e.g., "contacts.csv").

Step 2: Create a new email message in Outlook

  1. Open Outlook and create a new email message by clicking on the "New Email" button in the Home tab.
  2. In the "To" field, enter the first recipient's email address (e.g., "[email protected]").

Step 3: Set up the mail merge

  1. Click on the "Insert" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on "Quick Parts" and then "Document Parts" (or press "Alt + F3").
  3. In the "Document Parts" dialog box, click on "Mail Merge" and then "Create a new mail merge".
  4. In the "Mail Merge" dialog box, select "Use an existing list" and then browse to your CSV file.
  5. Choose the columns you want to use for the merge (e.g., "First Name", "Last Name", "Email Address").

Step 4: Customize the email message

  1. In the email message, you can insert merge fields using the "Insert Merge Field" button (or press "Alt + F3").
  2. Select the merge field you want to insert (e.g., "First Name") and click "Insert".
  3. Repeat this process for each merge field you want to include in the email.

Step 5: Preview and send the email

  1. Click on the "Preview" button to see how the email will look with the merged data.
  2. Make any necessary adjustments to the email message.
  3. Click on the "Send" button to send the email to all recipients in your list.

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