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Default N word, can I pull email addresses from the document then email?

foureyesneenee,
After connecting your letter to a data source, insert the fields into your
letter, like this:

{mergefield first_name} {mergefield last_name}ENTER
{mergefield street_address}ENTER
{mergefield city_address}, {mergefield state_address} {mergefield
zip_code}ENTER
ENTER
Dear {mergefield first_name} {mergefield first_name},
(Your Letter Text)

Then Merge to New Document Check the individual letters for errors or
necessary changes Print.
You can also save the original mail-merge document as a "template" for
future use.

(Many individuals recommend that you do not use an "Address Block", but
insert the individual fields for street, city, etc...)

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"foureyesneenee" wrote in message
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If I have 200 names, addresses then email addresses. typed in paragraph
format. I want to do a mail merge, so, I need word to pull each name and
address to start each letter, I also need it to personalize by saying Dear
John Doe, then, I want to email each letter, so 1. is there a way to tell
word to pull out each email address (200) to start a email? 2. Is there a
way
to personalize the letters having word recognize the names to put after
DEAR?