It is the details to be put on each letter. So it could be a list of names and addresses. One name and one address would then go onto each version of the letter you are merging. The data source can come from a table in Word, or can come from another application that stores the data, like a database.
Sometimes it is called a mail merge, and the result of a mail merge is a list of form letters.
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A data source refers to the data used in a mail merge. Typically it would be the list of names and addresses that might be used. They can be stored in a database, that Word can access to use them in the mail merge process.
performing a mail merge involve three basic step. 1) creating a main document. 2) creating a data source. 3) merging the data source and main document
Databases and spreadsheets make good data sources for mail merge.
It frequently is known as mail merge.
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Yes, Excel can be used as the source of data for a Mail Merge of any kind, so that includes labels.
You would do a Merge using conditions, normally with an IF command or by filtering the records. It will depend on the application for the merging and the source data as to how specifically you would do it, as there are various options.
All the data should be put in a single worksheet and that worksheet can be specified when the mail merge is being made, so it doesn't matter if there are more worksheets.