Mail merge from excel to word 2019

Mail merge from Excel to Word 2019! Here's a step-by-step guide to help you achieve this:

Prerequisites:

1. Microsoft Excel 2019 (or later)
2. Microsoft Word 2019 (or later)
3. A dataset in Excel with the information you want to merge

Step 1: Prepare your Excel dataset

1. Open your Excel file and select the range of cells that contains the data you want to merge.
2. Make sure the data is organized in a table format with headers in the first row.
3. Save your Excel file.

Step 2: Create a new Word document

1. Open Microsoft Word 2019 and create a new document.
2. Go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on "Select Recipients" and then "Use an Existing List" to select your Excel file.

Step 3: Set up the mail merge

1. In the "Select Recipients" dialog box, select the Excel file you prepared earlier.
2. Choose the worksheet that contains the data you want to merge.
3. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

Step 4: Design your Word document

1. In the Word document, go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
2. Click on "Write & Insert Fields" to insert a merge field.
3. Select the field you want to insert (e.g., "First Name", "Last Name", etc.).
4. Click "Insert" to insert the field.
5. Repeat this process for each field you want to merge.

Step 5: Merge the data

1. Go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
2. Click on "Preview Results" to preview the merged document.
3. Review the merged document to ensure everything looks correct.
4. Click "Finish & Merge" to merge the data.

Step 6: Save and print the merged document

1. Save the merged document as a Word file (e.g., ".docx").
2. Print the document or save it as a PDF.

Tips and Variations:

• You can use the "Merge to New Document" option to create a new Word document for each record in your Excel dataset.
• You can also use the "Merge to Existing Document" option to merge the data into an existing Word document.
• To customize the merge process, you can use Word's built-in formatting options or use VBA macros to automate the process.

That's it! With these steps, you should be able to perform a mail merge from Excel to Word 2019.