1. tutorials
2. shortcut keys
3. about office
4. virtual assistant
5. desktop publishing
6. word processing
7. databases
8. spreadsheets
9. presentations
10. web design
11. blog articles
12. career links
13. what is a virtual assistant?
14. why hire a virtual assistant?
15. request form
16. agreement

Word 2000/XP - Mail Merge Tutorial

Part 1

In this tutorial you will learn the following:

• Add Standard and Formatting Toolbars
• Begin a Mail Merge
• Create a Main Document
• Mail Merge Helper
• What is a Data Source
• Create a Word Data Source
• Customise Fields of the Data Source
• Edit Data Source
• Insert Merge Fields onto your Document
• Save Data Source and Main Document
• Merge Data Source to Document
• Merge Data Source and Document to printer
• Create Merge from an existing Data Source
• Create Merge for labels

Open up Word

Standard and Formatting Toolbars

Ensure the Standard and Formatting Toolbars are at the top of your screen. If they are not add them now, View/Toolbars/ Standard and Formatting, tick the toolbar to show.

Start a Mail Merge

Go to Tools on your toolbar and then Mail Merge, note:  if the menu is not opened up like the one in the picture wait a while and Word 2000 will open it up for you. Or Click on the chevron at the bottom of the menu to open up the menu.