FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

USING MICROSOFT WORD

HOW TO USE MAIL MERGE IN MICROSOFT WORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Use an existing list option allows you to pick data source from ____ >
A
A Spreadsheet
B
A presentation
C
An image
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Go to Mailings > Select Recipients > Use an Existing List, then choose New Source to open the Data Connection Wizard. Choose the type of data source you want to use for the mail merge, and then select Next. Follow the prompts in the Data Connection Wizard to complete the data connection to the merge document.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Mail Merge pane, under Select recipients, choose Use an existing list. Under Use an existing list, choose Browse, and then open your formatted spreadsheet. In the Confirm Data Source dialog box, select the Show all check box, and choose MS Excel Worksheets via DDE (*. xls) > OK.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans. Data source consists of a mailing list. The data source is associated with the main document, so that its field names can be used in the main document, and it bcomes easy to merge addresses with the main document.

Detailed explanation-4: -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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