Chapter 5: Mail Merge - Class 10 IT Notes

Chapter 5: Mail Merge - Class 10 IT Notes

๐Ÿ“˜ Chapter 5: Mail Merge

๐Ÿ”ท Introduction

๐Ÿ“จ Mail Merge is a feature in word processors like LibreOffice Writer that allows users to send personalized letters or emails to multiple recipients at once.

๐Ÿ“Œ Instead of typing each letter separately, Mail Merge combines a common document (letter or invitation) with a data source (like names, addresses) to produce many personalized documents.

๐Ÿ”ท What is Mail Merge?

✉️ Mail Merge is used to automatically generate customized letters, certificates, envelopes, or emails for different people.

๐Ÿ“ For example: Sending the same invitation letter to 100 people with their own names and addresses inserted automatically.

๐Ÿ”— Mail Merge works by linking a main document with a data source containing fields (like Name, Address, Email).

๐Ÿ”ท Components of Mail Merge

๐Ÿ”ธ Main Document: The template letter or invitation containing fixed content and merge fields.

๐Ÿ”ธ Data Source: A table or list that contains variable data such as names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. This can be created using Writer Table or Calc spreadsheet.

๐Ÿ”ธ Merge Fields: Placeholders like <FirstName> or <Address> that will be replaced with actual data from the source.

๐Ÿ”ท Creating Data Source

๐Ÿ—‚️ You can create a data source in the form of a table with columns like Name, Address, City, etc.

๐Ÿ“‹ Step 1: Open LibreOffice Writer → Go to View → Data Sources.

๐Ÿ“Ž Step 2: Choose to create a new database or use a spreadsheet.

๐Ÿ“ Step 3: Save your data source (for example, student_list.ods).

๐Ÿ”„ Step 4: Connect the main document to this data source while setting up Mail Merge.

๐Ÿ”ท Using Mail Merge

๐Ÿงฉ Step 1: Write your main document (like a letter) in LibreOffice Writer.

๐Ÿ”— Step 2: Go to Tools → Mail Merge Wizard.

๐Ÿ“‘ Step 3: Choose the document type (Letter or Email).

๐Ÿ“‚ Step 4: Select and connect the data source created earlier.

๐Ÿ” Step 5: Insert merge fields like <Name> or <City> at the correct places in your letter.

๐Ÿ“„ Step 6: Preview the merged letters for each recipient.

๐Ÿ’พ Step 7: Save or print the final merged documents.

๐Ÿ”ท Benefits of Mail Merge

✅ Saves time when sending bulk letters or emails.

✅ Maintains a professional and personalized touch.

✅ Reduces manual typing and errors.

✅ Can be used for certificates, invitations, notices, and more.

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