How to do mail merge from outlook

Mail merge from Outlook! Here's a step-by-step guide to help you merge your Outlook contacts with a Word document or an email template:

Method 1: Using Word's Mail Merge feature

1. Open your Word document or create a new one.
2. Go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on "Select Recipients" and then "Use an Existing List" or "Enter New List".
4. Choose your Outlook contacts as the recipient list. You can do this by selecting "Outlook Contacts" from the dropdown list, and then selecting the contact folder you want to use.
5. Click "OK" to import the contacts into Word.
6. In your Word document, place your cursor where you want to insert the merge fields (e.g., names, addresses, etc.).
7. Go to the "Mailings" tab and click on "Insert Merge Field" to insert the field you want to use.
8. Repeat step 7 for each field you want to include in your merge.
9. Click on "Finish & Merge" to merge the data with your Word document.

Method 2: Using Outlook's built-in mail merge feature

1. Open your Outlook contacts folder.
2. Select the contacts you want to merge with your document or email template.
3. Right-click on the selected contacts and choose "Mail Merge" from the context menu.
4. In the "Mail Merge" dialog box, select the type of merge you want to perform (e.g., Word document, email, etc.).
5. Choose your Word document or email template as the merge target.
6. Click "OK" to start the merge process.
7. Outlook will create a new document or email with the merged data.

Tips and Variations

• To merge with an email template, create a new email in Outlook and use the "Insert Merge Field" feature to insert the merge fields.
• To merge with a Word document, create a new document in Word and use the "Mailings" tab to insert the merge fields.
• You can also use third-party add-ins, such as Mail Merge Toolkit or Merge Agent, to enhance the mail merge functionality in Outlook.
• If you're using Outlook 2010 or later, you can use the "Quick Steps" feature to create a custom mail merge action.

I hope this helps you with your mail merge needs!