Using optimize mail merge mass mailings

Today's post about using mail merge to create a mass mailing is contributed by Kristin Beck, writer and editor for Office.com.

Many of you want to know more information about the set up and run a mail merge.  Merge streamlines the mass mailing by send a set of documents or messages to multiple contacts, and even customize some of the content.

You say to the create and print one form letter or e-Mail message to some or all of your customers want to send.  Each document has the same kind of information, yet some of the content is unique. For example, you can personalize each letter or label , to meet each recipient by name. The unique information in each letter comes from entries in a data source, for example. Their Outlook contacts, an Excel list of contacts, or a combination of both.

Step by step instructions do mail merge in Office 2010, download this clever PowerPoint deck: merge made easy. The films ask you where you store your contact data and and how to use Word or Publisher to create the labels for your flyers.If you use Word 2003 Demo: use to format mail merge and print mailing labels shows you, and print mailing labels as you quickly format by using the mail merge. If you already have a file that contains names and addresses of your contacts, you can combine this file with your main document.Check out this Office casual video to learn three important ingredients for a successful merge.Do not know, where I start, or how to structure your form letter? Download this free series artwork.

Have we missed something? What questions do you have about mass mailings?

--Kristin Beck

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Create labels for mailings, inserts, tags and more

Know what you would - labels! Ah, but what you want to label? Mail? Gifts? CDs or DVDs? Be sure to check out available label templates on Office.com. Or perhaps you want to label an Excel chart?

Tag links tasks help you can do with Office.

Want to contact use data stored in an Office program a spam? You can do this merge. Out check these articles and videos to help you on your way.

Create and print labels for a mass mailing (Word 2007)

Create and print labels for a mass mailing (Word 2003)

Create and print mailing labels for an address list in Excel (Excel 2007)

Print labels with Excel data in a Word mail merge (Excel 2003)

Demo: use mail merge, create mass mailings (Word 2007)

Demo: use to format mail merge and print mailing labels (Word 2003)

Need to organize your order, or select it as your own? Printed labels help you things, everything is just so clear at your fingertips. Using Word to the type and print your labels.

Type a sheet of labels different (Word 2007)

Create and print labels for a single item or address (Word 2003)

Not all labels will be printed. View Excel charts: labels can make the difference between a great chart and a confusing mess. Read the following articles to help with labels on your chart data and axis.

Add or remove data labels in a chart (Excel 2007)

Change the display of chart axes (Excel 2007)

Add data labels in a chart (Excel 2003)

Change chart axes (Excel 2003)

For more great resources for generating labels with Word 2010 in the word blog post- address label, and more.

--Steven Thomas

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