Darton State College

Helpful Hints

Open the file "Form Letter"
Select "Tools" from the menu
Select "Mail Merge"
Select "Create"
Select "Form Letter"
Select "Active Window"
Select "Get Data"
Select "Open Data Source"
Select the file "List to merge"
Select "OK"
Select "Edit Main Document"
With the insertion point at the beginning of the form letter, select "Insert Merge Field" from the Mail Merge Toolbar
Select "First", press the spacebar
Select "Insert Merge Field", then "Last", and press the Enter key
Insert the "Address" field and press the Enter Key
Insert the City, State, and Zip fields
Press the Enter Key 3 times
Place the insertion point after the "r" in Dear and press the spacebar
Insert the "First" field
Select the "View Merged Data" icon (blue ABC)
Select the "Mail Merge Helper" icon (to the right of the red-right arrow)
Select "Query Options" in the dialog box
Look at the Options
Click "Cancel"
In the "Mail Merge Helper" dialog box, select "Merge"
Navigate thru the letters by selecting the Red left and right arrows on the Toolbar

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