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1 Microsoft Office 2003: Adva nced ADVANCED MICROSOFT WORD Lesson 11 – Merging Form Documents, Directories, Mailing Labels, and Envelopes Microsoft Office 2003: Advanced

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1 Microsoft Office 2003: Advanced

ADVANCED MICROSOFT WORDLesson 11 – Merging Form Documents,

Directories, Mailing Labels, and Envelopes

Microsoft Office 2003:

Advanced

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Objectives

Identify a main document and a data source. Insert merge fields into the main document. Preview, merge, and print form documents. Create a new data source. Edit, sort, and filter data source records.

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Objectives (cont.)

Prepare mail merge documents for labels and envelopes.

Use merge features to create catalogs and directories.

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Vocabulary

Boilerplate text Data source Field name Fields Header row

Main document Merge fields Record Variable text

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Mail Merge: 6 Basic Steps

Select document type. Select starting document. Select recipients. Write your letter. Preview your letters. Complete the merge.

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Step 1

Select Select document document typetype

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Step 2

SelectSelect

starting starting documentdocument

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Step 3

Select Select recipientsrecipients

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Mail Merge Recipients Dialog Box

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Step 4

Write Write your your letterletter

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Step 5

PreviePreview your w your lettersletters

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Step 6

Complete Complete the the mergemerge

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Main Document with Merged Data

Variable data

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Edit Data Source Records

Add new entries. Edit current entries. Delete current entries.

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Sort Data Source Records

Organize the records in alphabetic or numeric order.

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Filter Data Source Records

Set up conditions identifying criteria that must be met before records are included in a merge.

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Prepare Labels

Mailing labels Name badges Business cards Postcards Folder labels

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Envelope Options

Envelope size Return address Printing options

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Create Catalogs and Directories

All records print in the same document. To print only specific records, you must first

filter the data source.

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Summary

The mail merge feature enables you to create personalized form letters, mailing labels, and envelopes as well as catalogs and directories.

The data source contains variable information.

You insert field names from the data source into the main document.

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Summary (cont.)

You can preview documents before you complete a merge.

You can sort data records before you merge them with a main document.

You can merge all or selected records to a new document, the printer, or e-mail.