FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

USING MICROSOFT WORD

HOW TO USE MAIL MERGE IN MICROSOFT WORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following equations is correct?
A
Main Document + Data Source = Merged Letter
B
Main Document + Merged Letters = Data Source
C
Data Source + Merged Letters = Main Document
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: In a Mail Merge operation, the personalized document (such as a letter) is called as the main document. When you merge the main document with data source, a third document called merge document will be produced.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. data source contains address of the recipients, it is associated with the main document, so that its field names can be used in the main document, and it becomes easy to merge address with the main document.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Data Source is a file that contains the information to be merged with the Main Document, such as names and addresses. The Data Source file can be a Word table, an Excel spreadsheet, an Access table, or a text-delimited file.

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