WD2000: Mail Merge Help File Available for Download (282307)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q282307

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Word 2000 Mail Merge Help file is a resource for both beginners and advanced users. Download this resource to have instant access to information about mail merge. After you install the Help file, you do not need to be connected to the Internet to use it. For more information about what this Help file contains, please see the "More Information" section of this article.

Note To run the Word 2000 Mail Merge Help file, you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later installed. To install Internet Explorer, please browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

DownloadWd2000mailhelp.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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MORE INFORMATION

The Word 2000 Mail Merge Help file comprises the following topics.

Plan and Complete Your Mail Merge

General information about the components of mail merge, and information about planning and setting up mail merge documents and data sources.

Step-by-Step: Perform Your Mail Merge

Step-by-step instructions on how to start your mail merge, how to add a data source, how to create your main document, and how to perform the actual merge. Using these steps, you can create a mail merge to any of the following:

  • Form letters

  • Mailing labels

  • Envelopes

  • Catalogs

Set Up and Use Data Sources

What you need to consider before you set up your data source. In addition, this section provides step-by-step methods on how to use the following data sources for your mail merge:

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Access

  • Microsoft Access Parameter Query

  • Comma and Tab-delimited files

  • Microsoft Outlook (Address Book contacts)

  • Microsoft Query (includes FoxPro and dBase)

  • WordPerfect secondary file

  • Direct Mail Manager

Advanced Mail Merge Features

Detailed information for advanced features that can be used during a Word mail merge. Some of the topics covered include:

  • How to work with bar codes

  • How to work with faxing and e-mail

  • How to customize your mail merge when certain criteria are met

  • How to prompt for information during a merge

  • How to get the results that you want by:

    • Formatting your merged results

    • Merging a list that is sorted by category

    • Merging selected records

    • Adding graphics to labels

Troubleshoot Specific Error Messages

A compilation of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles divided by function for easier and faster access to answers to your mail-merge problems.
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