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Mail Merge
The Mail Merge feature in Word provides you with a tool to create and send multiple
letters and invitations to many people at the same time. Each letter or invite is addressed
to different people but has the same text. The main steps of mail merge are:
1. Create the main document: The main document has the body of the letter or ADVANCED FEATURES OF WORD 2016
invitation that has to be sent. The document contains merge fields. They are the
places where data is inserted from the data source.
2. Create the data source: The data source contains the details of all the people to
whom the letters will be sent. It can have the name, address, telephone numbers,
e-mail address, etc. These details are inserted in the main document.
3. Merged document: It combines both the documents.
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Creating the Main Document
You are inviting your friends, teachers and relatives for a charity cultural program.
You have to send out invitations to everyone.
To create the main document, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Type the invitation letter in Word.
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Step 2: Click on Mailings tab.
Step 3: Click on Start Mail Merge in Start Mail Merge group. A drop-down menu
appears.
Step 4: Select Letters from the menu.
Suppose, you could create your school magazine using Word 2016. What
articles, interviews, and features would you include, and which page
orientation would you use to make it engaging?

