You can see the actual e-mail text in the. Choose Finish and Merge option from the mail tab. Now your e-mail is ready to send. Click Ok on the final dialogue box to complete the Mail Merge. It’s as simple as that. You’re ready to send out an email to a large group of recipients. You’ll be able to view your e-mail messages at any. Merge to Email is available only if Outlook is set as your Default email program. The macOS does set the default, but sets it to its own email program:-) That has to be done by changing the General Preferences in Apple's Mail.app to specify Outlook as the default. It's best to Quit Word before doing so.

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Word: Reattach Excel mail merge data source

September 27, 2011

A few times my colleagues and I have experienced the situation where a mail merge template lose its connection to its data source (in my client’s case, an Excel spreadsheet). I suspect it’s because Word is storing the file path to the data source somewhere that we can’t see or find. I’ve been setting up the letter template and the data source on my computer and then emailing the files to my colleagues, who’ve then dropped the files onto a network drive or into a local folder. Sometimes the mail merge works; other times they just get grayed out options on the Mailings tab in Word 2007 (likely the same in Word 2010).

I figured out a quick fix to reattach the data source to a Word 2007 mail merge letter template:

She has Office 2016 version 16.16.17. She can add a recipient list just fine, but when she goes to select the merge to email option to complete the merge, the option is greyed out. I've searched through countless forums online and about the only help I've gotten from that is to make sure Outlook is set as the default mail app.
(Have gone through the stock Apple Mail App to do this) I have rebooted several times and when I am doing up a mail merge document, the actual 'generate email messages' is greyed out meaning I am unable to send a merged email. Also, when I am in Word or Excel, and go to File 'Share', the options to email are once again greyed out.
I am trying to do a mail merge from outlook 2016 into word 2016. The outlook contacts have custom fields. In the word 2016 'insert Merge Field' dialogue none of the custom fields are showing up. How d read more.

Mailings tab > Select Recipients > Use Existing List.
Navigate to and select the Excel spreadsheet (or other data source if you’re not using Excel), then click Open.
Select the worksheet in the Excel file when asked (in my client’s case, it’s the well-named ‘Sheet 1’!)

That’s it. All the Mailings tab options are now available to you.

If you know of any way to find out what source a particular mail merge is using, or how to find the stored file path for the data source, I’d appreciate it if you could add that information to the comments below.

Lesson 30: Mail Merge

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Introduction

Mail Merge is a useful tool that allows you to produce multiple letters, labels, envelopes, name tags, and more using information stored in a list, database, or spreadsheet. When performing a Mail Merge, you will need a Word document (you can start with an existing one or create a new one) and a recipient list, which is typically an Excel workbook.

Optional: If you'd like to work along with the lesson, you can download the examples below:

Practice document (Word document)
Recipient list (Excel workbook)

Watch the video below to learn more about using the Mail Merge feature.

To use Mail Merge:

Open an existing Word document, or create a new one.
From the Mailings tab, click the Start Mail Merge command and select Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard from the drop-down menu.

The Mail Merge pane will appear and guide you through the six main steps to complete a merge. The following example demonstrates how to create a form letter and merge the letter with a recipient list.

Step 1:

From the Mail Merge task pane on the right side of the Word window, choose the type of document you want to create. In our example, we'll select Letters. Then click Next: Starting document to move to Step 2.

Step 2:

Select Use the current document, then click Next: Select recipients to move to Step 3.

Step 3:

Now you'll need an address list so Word can automatically place each address into the document. The list can be in an existing file, such as an Excel workbook, or you can type a new address list from within the Mail Merge Wizard.

Select Use an existing list, then click Browse to select the file.
Locate your file, then click Open.
If the address list is in an Excel workbook, select the worksheet that contains the list, then click OK.
In the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box, you can check or uncheck each box to control which recipients are included in the merge. By default, all recipients should be selected. When you're done, click OK.
Click Next: Write your letter to move to Step 4.

If you don't have an existing address list, you can click the Type a new list button and click Create, then type your address list manually.

Step 4:

Now you're ready to write your letter. When it's printed, each copy of the letter will basically be the same; only the recipient data (such as the name and address) will be different. You'll need to add placeholders for the recipient data so Mail Merge knows exactly where to add the data.

To insert recipient data:

Place the insertion point in the document where you want the information to appear.
Choose one of the placeholder options. In our example, we'll select Address block.
Depending on your selection, a dialog box may appear with various customization options. Select the desired options, then click OK.
A placeholder will appear in your document (for example, «AddressBlock»).
Add any other placeholders you want. In our example, we'll add a Greeting line placeholder just above the body of the letter.
When you're done, click Next: Preview your letters to move to Step 5.

For some letters, you'll only need to add an Address block and Greeting line. But you can also add more placeholders (such as recipients' names or addresses) in the body of the letter to personalize it even further.

Step 5:

Preview the letters to make sure the information from the recipient list appears correctly in the letter. You can use the left and right scroll arrows to view each version of the document.
If everything looks correct, click Next: Complete the merge to move to Step 6.

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Step 6:

Click Print to print the letters.
A dialog box will appear. Decide if you want to print All of the letters, the current document (record), or only a select group, then click OK. In our example, we'll print all of the letters.
The Print dialog box will appear. Adjust the print settings if needed, then click OK. The letters will be printed.

Challenge!

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Open our practice document and practice recipient list.
Use the Mail Merge Wizard to merge the letter with