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  1. Mail Merge Wizard Steps
  2. No Mail Merge Wizard In Word Document
  3. Mail Merge Wizard Word 2010
  4. Microsoft Word Mail Merge Wizard

The Mail Merge wizard guides you through the process of merging a main document and a data source.

To set up mail merge for letters by using the Mail Merge wizard
  • The mail merge feature in Microsoft Word is a time-saving option to create repetitive documents from letters to contracts to emails to labels and more. However, you may notice a glitch that happens when you create a mail merge in Microsoft Word with Excel data, that is, the number formatting in Excel doesn’t show up correctly in the Word.
  • Your answers were not bad, just not correct. I am getting the exact issue. No sent mail, nothing in the Drafts, nothing in the Outbox, nothing in the Sent and NO errors. It acts like it did it just fine. When I mail merge to a PDF, it works just fine. I am using Office Professional Plus 2010 with Outlook as the ONLY mail client on my computer.
  • Mail Merge Wizard If you’re a little confused about these steps, you can always use the Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard option in Start Mail Merge drop-down list in Word. It’ll guide you through each of the steps I just mentioned.
  • Create your address labels In Word, click Mailings Start Mail Merge Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard to start the mail merge wizard. Choose Labels, and then click Next: Starting document. Choose Label options, select your label vendor and product number, and then click OK.
  1. Create a document containing the text of the letter.
  2. On the Mailings tab, in the Start Mail Merge group, click the Start Mail Merge button, and then click Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard.
  3. In the Mail Merge task pane, with the Letters option selected, at the bottom of the pane, click Next: Starting document.
  4. With the Use the current document option selected, click Next: Select recipients.
  5. With the Using an existing list option selected, click Browse. Then in the Select Data Source dialog box, identify the data source, and click Open.
  6. If necessary, in the Select Table dialog box, click the table you want to use as your data source, and then click OK.
  7. In the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box, sort or filter the records as necessary, and then click OK.
  8. At the bottom of the Mail Merge task pane, click Next: Write your letter, andthen insert the required merge fields in the main document, either by clickingitems in the task pane or by clicking buttons in the Write & Insert Fields group on the Mailings tab.

Note: In an earlier version of Excel, you might have used Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in combination with the Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard in Word. Excel no longer supports DDE. If you’d like us to consider this feature for the next version of Excel, drop us a comment in the Excel Suggestion Box.

Tip Clicking Address Block or Greeting Line opens a dialog box in which you canrefine the fields' settings, whereas clicking individual fields from the Insert Merge Field list inserts them with their default settings.
To set up mail merge for email messages by using the Mail Merge wizard
  1. Create a document containing the text of the email message.
  2. On the Mailings tab, in the Start Mail Merge group, click the Start Mail Merge button, and then click Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard.
  3. In the Mail Merge task pane, click E-mail messages, and then click Next: Starting document.
  4. With the Use the current document option selected, click Next: Select recipients.
  5. Click Select from Outlook contacts, and then click Choose Contacts Folder. If the Choose Profile dialog box opens, select the Outlook profile from which you wantto choose your recipients, and then click OK. Then in the Select Contacts dialog box, identify the data source, and click OK.
  6. In the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box, sort or filter the records as necessary, and then click OK.
  7. In the Mail Merge task pane, click Next: Write your e-mail message, and insert the necessary merge fields.
  8. Preview the merged email messages, and then click Next: Complete the merge.
  9. Click Electronic Mail, and in the Merge to E-mail dialog box, do the following:
    • Verify that Email Address is selected in the To box.
    • Enter a message subject in the Subject line box.
    • Select the message format you want in the Mail format box.
  10. With the All option selected in the Send records area, click OK.
No Mail Merge Wizard In WordTo set up mail merge for envelopes by using the Mail Merge wizard
  1. Open a new blank document, and display paragraph marks.
  2. On the Mailings tab, in the Start Mail Merge group, click the Start Mail Merge button, and then click Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard.
  3. On the Select document type page of the Mail Merge task pane, click Envelopes, and then click Next: Starting document.
  4. With Change document layout selected on the Starting document page, click Envelope options.
  5. In the Envelope Options dialog box, do the following, and then click OK:
    • On the Envelope Options page, choose the envelope size, and specify the font and location for the delivery address and the return address.
    • On the Printing Options page, verify that the default printer shown is the one you want to use, specify the way you will insert the envelopes into the printer,and choose the feed location. (For envelopes, this is usually manual feed.)
  6. At the bottom of the Mail Merge task pane, click Next: Select recipients.
  7. On the Select recipients page, click the type of data source you will use. Then select or create the data source, and refine the recipient list as appropriate.
  8. At the bottom of the Mail Merge task pane, click Next: Arrange your envelope.
  9. In the document formatted by Word to match your selections, position the cursor at the upper-left paragraph mark, and then enter the return address as you want it to appear on all envelopes.
  10. Position the cursor at the centered paragraph mark. On the Arrange your envelope page of the Mail Merge task pane, click Address Block.
  11. In the Insert Address Block dialog box, specify the address elements you want to include, and preview the results. Then click OK.
Mail merge wizard labelsTo set up mail merge for labels by using the Mail Merge wizardNo mail merge wizard in word file
  1. Open a new blank document.
  2. On the Mailings tab, in the Start Mail Merge group, click the Start Mail Merge button, and then click Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard.
  3. On the Select document type page of the Mail Merge task pane, click Labels, and then click Next: Starting document.
  4. With Change document layout selected on the Starting document page, click Label options.
  5. In the Label Options dialog box, do the following, and then click OK:
    • In the Printer information area, click the type of printer you intend to use. If you choose Page printers, select the printer tray.
    • In the Label information area, click the label brand in the Label vendors list, and then click the product number in the Product number list.
      Or
      To set up the mail merge for custom labels, click New Label. In the Label Details dialog box, enter a name, margin dimensions, page size, and thenumber of labels across and down each sheet. Then click OK.
  6. At the bottom of the Mail Merge task pane, click Next: Select recipients.
  7. On the Select recipients page, click the type of data source you will use. Then select or create the data source, and refine the recipient list as appropriate.
  8. At the bottom of the Mail Merge task pane, click Next: Arrange your labels, and then ensure that you can see the left edge of the main document.
  9. With the cursor positioned in the first cell, click Address block on the Arrange your labels page.
  10. In the Insert Address Block dialog box, click OK to accept the default settings.
  11. In the Mail Merge task pane, click Update all labels.
To set up mail merge for a catalog or directory by using the Mail Merge wizard
  1. Open a new blank document, and display paragraph marks.
  2. On the Mailings tab, in the Start Mail Merge group, click the Start Mail Merge button, and then click Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard.
  3. In the Mail Merge task pane, click Directory, and then click Next: Starting document.
  4. In the Mail Merge task pane, with the Directory option selected, at the bottom of the pane, click Next: Starting document.
  5. With the Use the current document option selected, click Next: Select recipients.
  6. In the Mail Merge task pane, click the type of data source you will use. Then select or create the data source, and refine the recipient list as appropriate.
  7. At the bottom of the Mail Merge task pane, click Next: Arrange your directory, and insert the necessary merge fields.

Checking for Errors

You can validate that a main document and data source will merge successfully by usingthe Auto Check feature. When running an automatic check, you can simulate or completethe merge. You can display errors on screen as the merge occurs, or write errors to a separate document.

To validate a mail merge operation before merging source documentsMail merge wizard word 2010
  1. Prepare the main document and data source, and set up the mail merge for the type of output you want.
  2. On the Mailings tab, in the Preview Results group, click the Auto Check for Errors button.
  3. In the Checking and Reporting Errors dialog box, click Simulate the merge and report errors in a new document. Then click OK.
  4. For each error that the Auto Check feature reports, in the Invalid Merge Field dialog box, click Remove Field or choose the matching field from the Fields in data source list.

Mail Merge Wizard Steps

To validate a mail merge operation while merging source documents

No Mail Merge Wizard In Word Document

Microsoft word mail merge wizard

Mail Merge Wizard Word 2010

  1. Prepare the main document and data source, and set up the mail merge for the type of output you want.
  2. On the Mailings tab, in the Preview Results group, click the Auto Check for Errors button.
  3. In the Checking and Reporting Errors dialog box, do one of the following, and then click OK:
    • Click Complete the merge, pausing to report each error as it occurs, and then click OK.
    • Click Complete the merge without pausing. Report errors in a new document, and then click OK.
  4. For each error that the Auto Check feature reports, in the Invalid Merge Fielddialog box, click Remove Field or choose the matching field from the Fields in data source list.

Microsoft Word Mail Merge Wizard

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