Chapter 11. Letters, Mail Merge, and “Smart” Documents

In this chapter

Putting Word to Work

Creating and Editing Letters

Creating Envelopes and Labels

Merging Data to Create Custom Reports and Letters

Using Mail Merge to Personalize Form Letters

Creating Directories

Advanced Mail Merge Techniques

Using Fields Intelligently

Formatting Field Results

Displaying Field Results Correctly

Some Useful Custom Fields

Troubleshooting

Extra Credit: Customizing Form Letters with Fields

Putting Word to Work

In previous chapters, we’ve discussed how you use Word to create documents, generally starting from a blank page. In this chapter, we explain how to get Word to do some of the work for you, starting with letters and advancing to documents that can literally ...

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