Twitter follower Toby Sax is anxious for me to revisit an old Mac 911 column that lays out the steps for creating mail merged documents in Microsoft Word.Thanks for allowing me the chance to revisit this topic, particularly as it lets me answer some outstanding questions that followed it.For the sake of convenience Ill pull portions of that column (in italics) into this one and answer as I go.
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Mail Merge With Word 2011 And Excel Mac 911 ColumnClick Create New in the first step and youll see that you have the option to create a form letter, label, envelope, or catalog. Your options include New Data Source, Open Data Source, Office Address Book (the one found in Outlook), Apple Address Book (Apples Contacts application), and FileMaker Pro. Return to the Mail Merge Manager window and click the third step. Here youll find common data types including first name, last name, address, phone number, and email address. Drag the appropriate data types to their proper place in your form letter. In this specific case you choose groups of Address Book (or Outlook) recipients. Once youve selected the groups you want to include, click OK. ![]() As you click, new records are injected into your document. You have three options: Merge to Printer, Merge to New Document, and Generate Email Message. It is because your Mac must be configured to use Outlook as the default email client rather than Mail. To make it the default, launch Apples Mail, choose Mail Preferences General and from the Default Email Reader pop-up menu select Microsoft Outlook. If you dont, you cant send mail merged email. So, in short, this feature is incompatible with Mail.). Click it and in the Mail Recipient window that appears enter a subject for your message in the Subject field and click Mail Merge to Outbox. Choose HTML Message to maintain much of your original documents formatting. Although I havent had the problem myself, some people have reported that when this option is enabled, mail merged documents will go to the Drafts folder instead of the Outbox. Mail Merge With Word 2011 And Excel Professional Musician InIn addition to his journalistic endeavors, hes a professional musician in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mail Merge With Word 2011 And Excel How To Make TheWe give you the scoop on whats new, whats best and how to make the most out of the products you love.
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