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Merging Documents in Word. Mail Merge. Main Document Types. Selecting or Creating Recipients. Data Source A listing of information Field A single piece of data used in a source document, such as last name Record A group of related fields Header row The first row in a data source.
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Merging Documents in Word Mail Merge
Selecting or Creating Recipients • Data Source • A listing of information • Field • A single piece of data used in a source document, such as last name • Record • A group of related fields • Header row • The first row in a data source
Steps in Merging Documents in Word using Access Updating the Access table…
Adjusting the Date in Access Select the field (Appt_time) to be changed under design view in the Patients table.
Next… Change the Format of the Time field in the Patients Table (you must be out of Word’s template to do this) to Medium Time. Then click on the close tables X on the right side.
Now Open the Word Template This is how your Template shouldlook after makingthe necessary changes, but before insertingthe Merge Fields for the Inside address.
Merge Process • First select Start Mail Merge • Select the type of document you are going to create • Then, Select Recipients • Use the Browse to select the source
Next, the Paragraph Content Step 1: Insert the Appt_day field from Insert Merge Fields Step 1: Insert the Appt_date field from Insert Merge Fields Step 1: Insert the Appt_time field from Insert Merge Fields
Next…fix the top date Step 1: Select the 3 dots on the left of the date—that selects the date code. Step 2: Go to Insert/Date and Time and select the proper date format (see below) Step 3: Select Update automatically. Then click on OK.
After the Merge… Notice the Date Format
Finally… Use the Print options to only print the first three documents. Remember: you have to specify the page number followed by the section number (Ex. p1s1-p1s3)