Mail Merge

Question 1

What is mail merge?

Answer 1

A feature that makes it easy to create personalized documents using information from the data source

Question 2

What is a merge?

Answer 2

A merge combines information from two separate documents to create many final documents that contains customized information that makes it slightly different from the others

Question 3

What is a main document?

Answer 3

A document that contains text, and placeholder text called merge fields to mark where the variable information will be inserted

Question 4

What is a data source document?

Answer 4

A document that contains information like customers names and addresses which will be merged into the main document

Question 5

What are merged documents?

Answer 5

A set of final documents produced by merging information from a data source into a main document

Question 6

What are merge fields?

Answer 6

Placeholders in the main document that instruct the software to retrieve specific information from the data source

Question 7

What are word fields?

Answer 7

They retrieve information from other sources other than the data source

Question 8

What is the header row?

Answer 8

The first row of a table containing columns that show information in each column. It creates a pattern for the data source table.

Question 9

What are data fields?

Answer 9

All other cells in the table that contain information. Data fields are organized in columns

Question 10

What is a record?

Answer 10

All of the information about one individual or object. Records are organized in rows

Question 11

What are examples of things where mail merge might be used

Answer 11

Phone lists, invitations, advertisements, certificates and awards, answer keys.