MAIL MERGE

& LABEL
GENERATION
Niconeil S. Bereber
STEM 12-A
 OBJECTIVES
• Use common productivity tools effectively by
maximizing advanced applications
• Use advanced tools and Techniques in common
productivity and software applications in developing
ICT content
• Create an original or derivative ICT content of effective
Communicate or present data or information related to
specific professional tracks
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Lesson 4

WHAT IS MAIL
MERGE ?

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 Mail Merge
• Is it used to automatically add mailings addresses or
personalized information to your publication.

• The feature is usually employed in a word

processing document which contains fixed text
(which is the same in each output document) and
variables (which act as placeholders that are
replaced by text from the data source/data bese)
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 Data Source
• Is an organized collection of data model aspects of reality
in a way that supports processes enquiring information.

• The data is use to replace placeholders throughout your

message with the relevant information for each individual
you are messaging. You can use it to quickly create
personalized messages for hundreds of people at once.

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Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is
a spreadsheet developed
by Microsoft
for Windows, mac
OS, Adroid and iOS. It
features calculation,
graphing tools, pivot tables,
and a macro programming
language called Visual
Basic for Applications

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Benefit of Mail Merge

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 Creating a Recipient List
1. Click the Mailings tab , go to Start group and click
Select recipients.

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 Creating a Recipient List
2. On the list of options, select Type New List

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Creating a Recipient List

3. On the New
Address List dialog
box, click New Entry
and type recipient
Information

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Creating a Recipient List

4. Click OK,
then Save as
Microsoft Office
Address List

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Mailings Start Group Commands

From the Mailings tab

select Start Mail Merge
and select Step by Step
Mail Merge
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ICON NAME FUNCTION

Mail Merge Merges data into a Publication which will be printed and mailed. Shows step
by step Merge Wizard

E-Mail Merges data in to a publication that will be sent as E-Mail

Select Choose the list of people you intent to send the letter to. You can type
Recipients your own list, use your outlook contacts or connect to a database

Make changes to the list of recipients and decide which of them

Edit Recipients should receive your letter
List

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CREATING A

MAIL
MERGE

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STEP 1

Prepare Data in Excel for Mail Merge

Here are some tips to prepare your data for a mail merge. Make sure:
• Column names in your spreadsheet match the field names you want to
insert in your mail merge.
• All data to be merged is present in the first sheet of your spreadsheet.
• Data entries with percentages, currencies, and postal codes are
correctly formatted in the spreadsheet so that Word can properly read
their values.
• The Excel spreadsheet to be used in the mail merge is stored on your
local machine.
• Changes or additions to your spreadsheet are completed before it's
connected to your mail merge document in Word.
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STEP 2

Creating Mail Merge

• From the Mailings

tab select Start
Mail Merge and
select Step by
Step Mail Merge

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STEP 2

Creating Mail Merge

• Select the Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard and the paned will be

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displayed

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STEP 3
Selecting Document Type

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A Task Pane appears to the right of the document and is visible

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STEP 5

throughout the entire Mail Merge procedure.

• Select the Labels button.

At the bottom of the Task Pane Step 1, click on
Next: Starting document.
STEP 4
Select Starting Document

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 STEP 5

From the Label Options window select Avery A4/A5 from the drop down list of
Label vendors, and in Product number, select label L7160.
Click OK to create a sheet of labels with the specified label information.

Select recipients
To create your own list, type a NEW LIST

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You can also Browse Microsoft Excel

Files

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Click on the
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You can refine
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Arrange your labels

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to insert a formatted address.
Greeting line: Use this option to insert a formatted
salutation.
Electronic postage: Use this option to insert electronic
postage.
More items: Use this option to insert individual merge
fields.
STEP 6 c

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STEP 6 c DON’T FORGET ME!!!!

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STEP 6
Preview your labels

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 the merged labels will look by clicking the Preview
Results button in the top right of the Mailings tab.
STEP 7
Complete the Merge

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• Select Complete the
Merge and choose Edit
individual labels.
• Click All in the Merge to
New Document panel.
• Save and Close the
document.
References

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THANKS!
Any questions?
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