Mail merge from outlook to word 2015

A classic!

To perform a mail merge from Outlook to Word 2015, follow these steps:

Step 1: Prepare your data in Outlook

1. Open Outlook and create a new email message or open an existing one.
2. Click on the "Contacts" button in the "To" field to select the contacts you want to merge with.
3. In the "Select Contacts" dialog box, choose the contact group or individual contacts you want to merge with.
4. Click "OK" to select the contacts.

Step 2: Create a new Word document

1. Open Microsoft Word 2015.
2. Click on "File" > "New" to create a new document.
3. Choose a template or start with a blank document.

Step 3: Set up the mail merge

1. Click on "Mailings" > "Start Mail Merge" in the "Mailings" group.
2. Select "Use an Outlook contacts list" and click "OK".
3. In the "Select Contacts" dialog box, choose the same contact group or individual contacts you selected in Outlook.
4. Click "OK" to select the contacts.

Step 4: Design your mail merge document

1. In the "Mail Merge" pane, click on "Write & Insert Fields" to insert fields from your contacts list.
2. Use the "Insert Merge Field" button to insert fields such as "First Name", "Last Name", "Email Address", etc.
3. Use the "Format" button to format the fields as needed.

Step 5: Merge the data

1. Click on "Mailings" > "Finish & Merge" in the "Mailings" group.
2. Select "Edit Individual Documents" and click "OK".
3. Word will create a new document for each contact in your list, using the data from your contacts list.

Tips and Variations

• You can also use the "Mail Merge" wizard in Word to create a mail merge document from scratch.
• To merge with a specific email template, create a new email message in Outlook, add the template as an attachment, and then use the "Mail Merge" feature in Word to merge the data with the template.
• To merge with a specific document, create a new document in Word, add the fields you want to merge, and then use the "Mail Merge" feature in Word to merge the data with the document.