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Explain in detail mail merge in word?
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What were the two methods that Carnegie and Rockefeller use to create companies that were deemed as monopolies?
1.)Vertical Integration: a process in which you buy out the other competitors in order to be the only one left, creating a monopoly 2.)Horizontal Integration: companies that produce the same products merge together, to create a monopoly
Steps of mail merge?
Mail Merge Step by Step Instructions for the PC Page 1 of 4 1. Open Microsoft Word 2003. 2. Go to Tools > Letters and Mailings > Mail Merge... If the task pane was closed, it will open the Mail Merge task pane. Step 1: Select Document Type 1. Under Select document type, choose Letters. 2. Click on Next: Starting document at the bottom of the task pane Step 2: Starting document 1. Selecting Use the current document will allow you to start from the current document shown on the screen. 2. Click Next: Select recipients. Note that you can always go between steps by clicking on the Next and Previous links at the bottom of the task pane. Step 3: Select Recipients 1. Select Use an existing list. 2. To find an already existing file, click Browse... and navigate your way to the file. 3. If your data source is an Excel worksheet that has data on multiple tabs, you need to select the tab containing the data you want. Click OK. 4. All the entries in the data source will now appear in the Mail Merge Recipients window, where you can edit the list of recipients. Mail Merge Step by Step Instructions for the PC Page 2 of 4 5. In the Mail Merge Recipients window, select the recipients you want by checking the boxes next to the recipients. To sort the list, click the column heading of the item you want to sort by. To filter items in the list click the arrow next to the column heading of the item you want to filter by and select any of the following: 1. Blanks display all the records in which the corresponding field is blank. 2. Nonblanks display all the records in which the corresponding field contains information. If your data source contains records that share the same information, and there are ten or fewer unique values in the column, you can filter by specific information. 6. If the arrow next to any column heading is blue, that category is screening out names. To display all the recipients again, click and blue arrows and select All. 7. To check all names in your recipients list, click Select All. To uncheck all names, click Clear All. 8. Click OK to return to the Mail Merge Wizard. 9. To change the file click Select a different list... 10. To edit the list click on Edit recipient list... (data source) 11. Click on Next:Write your letter. Step 4: Write Your Letter 1. If you are creating a form letter, type the text that you want to appear in every form letter. Insert merge fields where you want to merge names, addresses, and other data from the data source (i.e. recipient list) by clicking anywhere you want in the main document to insert the field. Then click on More Items and insert individual field Click More items... Mail Merge Step by Step Instructions for the PC Page 3 of 4 1. Select one of the following: (a) Address Fields will allow you to select from address fields that will automatically map to corresponding fields in your data source, even if the data source's fields don't have the same name as your fields. (b) Database Fields will allow you to select from fields that always take data directly from a column in a database. 2. In the Fields window, click the field you want. 3. Click Insert, and then click Close. 4. If the Match Fields window appears, Microsoft Word may have been unable to find some of the information it needs to insert the field. Click the arrow next to not matched, and then select the field from your data source that corresponds to the field required for the mail merge. If you are creating a form letter, click Next: Preview your letters. Step 5: Preview your letters 1. To preview the items in order, click the arrows under the Preview your letters heading. Mail Merge Step by Step Instructions for the PC Page 4 of 4 2. To locate a specific item, click Find a recipient..., and then enter the criteria in the Find field. 3. To change the list of recipients, click Edit recipient list..., and make your changes in the Mail Merge Recipients window. 4. Click on Next: Complete the Merge at the bottom of the task pane Step 6: Complete the Merge 1. Click Edit individual letters... 2. In the Merge to New Document window, select the records you want to merge. 3. Click OK. 4. Microsoft Word will create new merged document. 5. To personalize individual documents, scroll to the information you want to edit, and make your changes. 6. Print or save the document just as you would any regular document. Step 7: Save the Merged Letters Under most circumstances, you do not need to save the merged document. It is simpler and more useful to save the main document and merge it again if you need another copy. Below are examples of times when you might wish to save the merged document: • You wish to keep an archived copy of mailings, including to whom they were sent. • You have personalized individual letters or labels within the merge, and want to save those changes. If you do wish to save the merged document, collect the merged files into a single document by clicking Edit individual letters. In the Merge to New Document window, select one of the following: • To merge all the documents, click All. • To merge only the document that you see in the document window, click Current record. • To merge a range of documents, click From, and then type the record numbers in the From and To boxes. Click OK. Microsoft Word will open one new document that contains all the individual letters. Save the document just as you would any regular document.
What did Miller merge with in 2002?
In 2002, Miller agreed to merge with South African Breweries to become the world's second largest brewery
What kingdom did Egypt once merge with?
Nubiamali
What Is a feature that combines a main document and a data source to create customized letters or tables?
Mail Merge
What documents are created in mail merge?
Usually form letters and mailing labels. You can create just about any personalized printed product using mail merge techniques. One of my companies used to print and sell customized children's books, using mail merge technology.
What is the use of the Microsoft office suit?
Each of the individual programs within the suite are designed to work together. For example, you could create a standard letter with the word-processor, and merge it with a list of addresses in the database to create a mail-merge document for sending to a list of customers. OR - you could again create a standard letter, and merge it with data from a spreadsheet to send reminder letters for overdue payments. These are just two examples of many !
What are the disadvantages of using mail merge?
Advantages: It is quick and easy. It saves time. You can address a large number of letters without having to do it yourself as mail merge inserts it for you. Disadvantages: It can be used as a scam. It runs slowly or doesn't run at all when more than one software is running. If it is email merge all recipients will be able to view all data and information.
How to generate 10 letters to invite friends to birthday party using mail merge?
by using mail merge programm.
What is a list of variable informatin tha is merged with a main document to create customized form letters or labels?
It can be a data file or source data file. It is used in the mail merge process.
What is a mailing list also called in Microsoft Word?
Sometimes it is called a mail merge, and the result of a mail merge is a list of form letters.
Which type of document would you create with word mail merge feature?
Form letters and mailing labels. Any kind of document that merges "dynamic" database-type information into static "boilerplate".
What two files are need to produce mail merge?
First of all you need the main document. This is the one you write your letter in or whatever the document is going to be. Then you need the source data file, which will have the lists of your data. Then the two will be combined to produce your form letters or documents that you are trying to create.
What is the first step in setting up a mail merge?
If you were really doing it properly, the first step would be to plan it all out before going near your computer. Once at the computer, you could start it different ways. You could start by typing the letter. When you start the Mail Merge process itself, which you can do through the menu or ribbons, you have the choice of what type of mail merge you want to do. Normally it is a letter, so you would pick that, but you could be doing something else, like printing labels. In simple terms, you can then go through the steps of choosing your data and inserting where the data has to go and then running the actual Mail Merge to create your letters or labels.
Why do Douglas Plane Company merge with Boeing?
The Douglas Plane Company did merge with Boeing to create the world's largest aerospace company.
When would a business use mail merge?
to write lots of letters to people etc
