Add Me to the List

In the previous lesson we walked through the basic steps required to create a Mail Merge. The focus of these pages is the data: the data, the data, the data. A Mail Merge is only as good as the information you use to make the merge. We will create a couple of different data sources including tables in Word, Excel and Access.

 

Microsoft Office: Wizards and Demons

This lesson introduces the Mail Merge Wizard. Folks who are familiar with Word 97-2003 will recognize this Wizard. This lesson also looks at some of the problems that happen when you merge the data. And how to troubleshoot the errors.

Start Microsoft Word. When the Welcome screen appears, open a new, Bank Document. What do you see, from the top of the screen? Is there a Title Bar that says Document1- Word? Yes. Is there a Home Ribbon? And the Insert, Design, Page Layout, References, Mailings, Review and View Ribbons? Yes. If your screen looks similar to the example on this page, then you are ready to begin.