How to Merge Letters and Documents (Mail Merge) in Word 2016

This guide explains how to merge Letters and Documents (Mail Merge) in Word 2016, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

The article shows how to merge letters and documents (Mail Merge) in Word 2016, with Word 2007, 2010, 2013 you do the same.

Step 1: Open the Word document to merge mail, on the interface you choose Mailings tab -> Start Mail Merge -> Step-by-Step Mail Merge Wizard to open the steps to perform Mail Merge .

Step 2 : Select the type to blend for the Word document, for example here is to write INVITATION paper should choose Letters , followed by Next: Starting document .

Step 3 : Here you select the document to start merging, for example, from the beginning opened the Word document to merge, you select Use the current document (use the current document ), then select Next: Select recipients.

Step 4 : In this step, you need to add a list of names, addresses. to Word automatically add the information in INVITATION PAPER, if not, select Type a new list to create, if existing, Book information in Excel file:

Then choose Use an existing list (using the existing list ), then select Browse to open to the existing file (here is Excel file).

In the Select Data Source window, select the list file and click Open .

Select the sheet containing the address list and click OK .

In the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box, all recipients are selected by default, if you want to not send to anyone, then uncheck that person's name, then click OK .

Click Next: Write your letter to move to the next step.

Step 5: Here, to make it easier for you to do the following: place the cursor in the field you want to insert information, select Mailings -> Insert Merge Field -> select the appropriate information field . For example in line invite (him / her) you select the Ho_va_ten , lines of birth you choose the Nam_sinh , in the address line of your chosen field Dia_chi_thuong_tru .

Or you can also directly select the field in the Mail Merge window on the right, after you have added, select Next: Preview your letters to switch to the preview of the message.

Step 6 : To make sure the list of information appears in the right position of the message, click on the next and previous icons as shown below to see each letter (each letter is a person's name, a corresponding address) ). After checking and editing the correct content, select Next: Complete the merge.

Note: You can also view the mail in the Preview Results section of the Mailings tab .

Step 7: If you want to print mail, you select Print and print settings, otherwise you close the Mail Merge window .

So you have mixed mail, mixed text (Mail Merge) in Word 2016, from now on if you need to write invitations, send mail. but need to send it to many people, you just need to do the mail merge as above, the You will shorten the time compared to having to write each letter to one recipient. Good luck!