Word 2016 Practical Mail Merge

Lesson 2 – Merging Mailing Labels and Directories

Word 2016

The blank labels meet the size and layout specifications for the selected product, as supplied by the selected vendor.

A TTACHING A D ATA S OURCE  D ISCUSSION

After creating the main document for mailing labels, you must create or identify the data source. The data source contains the variable information to insert into the labels (such as names and addresses). Use an existing data source or create a new one.

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P ROCEDURES 1. Under Step 2 of 6 , select the Next: Select recipients link. 2. Under Select recipients , select the Use an existing list option. 3. Under Use an existing list , select the Browse link . . 5. Select the drive where the data source is stored. 6. Double-click to open the folder where the data source is stored. 7. Select the desired data source file. 4. Select the Look in list

8. Select the left-hand part of the Open button

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9. Select

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S TEP - BY -S TEP

Attach a data source.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Under Step 2 of 6 , select the Next: Select recipients link. Step 3 of 6 appears in the Mail Merge task pane. 2. Under Select recipients , select the Use an existing list option. The Use an existing list option is selected.

Click Next: Select recipients

Click

Use an existing

list , if necessary

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