Using Mail Merge - DRAFT

OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide

Chapter 11: Using Mail Merge

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• Creating the data source
• Registering a data source
• Creating a form letter
• Printing mailing labels
• Printing envelopes
• Using the Mail Merge Wizard to create a form letter

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This is Chapter 11 of the OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide, produced by the OOoAuthors group.

What is mail merge?

OpenOffice.org (OOo) Writer provides very useful features to create and print:

• Multiple copies of a document to send to a list of different recipients (form letters)
• Mailing labels
• Envelopes

All these facilities, though different in application, are based around the concept of a registered “data source”, from which is derived the variable address information necessary to their function.

This chapter describes the entire process. The steps include:

1. How to create and register a data source.
2. How to create and print form letters, mailing labels, and envelopes.
3. Optionally, how to save the output in an editable file instead of printing it directly.