Mail merge from google sheets to gmail

A great use case!

You can use Google Apps Script to create a mail merge from Google Sheets to Gmail. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you achieve this:

Prerequisites:

1. You have a Google Sheet with the data you want to use for the mail merge.
2. You have a Gmail account with the necessary permissions to send emails.

Step 1: Create a Google Apps Script

1. Open your Google Sheet.
2. Click on "Tools" > "Script editor" to open the Google Apps Script editor.
3. Delete any existing code in the editor, and give your script a name (e.g., "Mail Merge").

Step 2: Set up the script

1. In the script editor, create a new function called sendEmails():

   
   function sendEmails() {
   var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
   var dataRange = sheet.getDataRange();
   var data = dataRange.getValues();
   var subject = "Your Mail Merge Subject";
   var body = "Your Mail Merge Body";

// Loop through each row in the sheet for (var i = 1; i < data.length; i++) { var row = data[i]; var name = row[0]; // Assuming the first column is the name var email = row[1]; // Assuming the second column is the email var message = body.replace("{{name}}", name);

// Create a Gmail message
var message = GmailApp.createMessage(subject, message);
message.addRecipient(email);
GmailApp.send(message);

} }

This script assumes your sheet has two columns: one for the name and one for the email. You'll need to adjust the script to match your sheet's structure.

**Step 3: Set up the mail merge**

1. In your Google Sheet, create a new column (e.g., Column C) with the following formula:
`=CONCATENATE("Hello ", A2, "!")`
This will create a new column with a personalized greeting for each row.
2. In the script editor, update the `body` variable to use the new column:
```javascript
var body = "Hello {{name}}!";

Step 4: Run the script

1. Save your script by clicking on the floppy disk icon or pressing Ctrl+S (or Cmd+S on a Mac).
2. Go back to your Google Sheet and click on "Run" > "sendEmails" to execute the script.

The script will loop through each row in your sheet, create a personalized email message, and send it to the corresponding email address.

Tips and Variations:

• To send emails in batches, you can modify the script to use a batchSize variable and send emails in chunks.
• To use a template for your email body, you can create a separate sheet with the template and use the getRange() method to retrieve the template text.
• To add attachments to your emails, you can use the addAttachment() method of the GmailApp class.

I hope this helps you create a mail merge from Google Sheets to Gmail!