About mail merge

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About mail merge

Use mail merge to create individually customized publications, such as form letters or labels, by merging records from a data source with a publication. You can merge both text and pictures into your publications.

Data sources combined with publication for a mail merge

Button image Data source with recipient information.

Button image Mail merge publication with merge fields that are placeholders for the recipient information.

Button image Resulting merged publications.

Mail merge is most often used to to automatically address envelopes, labels, postcards, brochures, newsletters, and other publications for mass mailing. You can also use it to personalize publications, for example, by adding people's names or personalized notes or other information.