FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

USING MICROSOFT WORD

HOW TO USE MAIL MERGE IN MICROSOFT WORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first row of a data source is called ____
A
footer record
B
header record
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first row of a data source is called the header record because it identifies the name of each column. Each row below the header row is called a data record. Data records contain the text that varies in each copy of the merged document. The data source for this project contains five data records.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first row in a table. In a data source document, the header row contains the merge field names. One item of variable data, such as a first name, last name, or zip code.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each row in a table is referred to as a record.

Detailed explanation-4: -The columns in a table is a field and is also referred to as an attribute. You can also think of it this way: an attribute is used to define the record and a record contains a set of attributes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The mail merge process involves taking information from one document, known as the data source, combining with another document known as the main document. The data source is a document, spreadsheet or database that contains personalized information such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.

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