How to use mail merge in access email

Mail merge in Access allows you to send personalized emails to a group of recipients using data from a table or query. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use mail merge in Access:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have an Access database with a table or query containing the data you want to use for the mail merge.
  2. You have an email account set up on your computer or device.
  3. You have the Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express email client installed.

Step 1: Create a new email document

  1. Open your Access database and go to the "Create" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on "Email" and then select "New Email Document" from the drop-down menu.
  3. In the "Email Document" dialog box, enter a name for your email document and select a location to save it.

Step 2: Design the email template

  1. Open the email document you just created and switch to the "Design" view.
  2. In the "Design" view, you'll see a blank email template. You can add fields, text, and formatting to the template using the various tools in the ribbon.
  3. To add a field from your table or query, click on the "Insert" tab and select "Field" from the drop-down menu.
  4. In the "Field" dialog box, select the field you want to add and click "OK".

Step 3: Set up the mail merge

  1. Go back to the "Create" tab and click on "Mail Merge" from the drop-down menu.
  2. In the "Mail Merge" dialog box, select the table or query you want to use for the mail merge.
  3. Choose the field you want to use as the recipient's email address.
  4. Select the email account you want to use to send the emails.

Step 4: Run the mail merge

  1. Click on the "Run Mail Merge" button to start the mail merge process.
  2. Access will create a new email document for each record in your table or query, using the data from the fields you selected.
  3. The emails will be saved in a new folder in your email account.

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