How Do I Do a Mail Merge with Apple Pages
Apple Pages has finally brought the mail merge feature back after eight years. For mass mailings from a form letter, mail merge is the process of mixing mail and letters with pre-addressed enclosures or mailing labels.
How Do I Do a Mail Merge with Apple Pages
The ability to transmit the same message or document to several recipients at once is made possible by the mail merge feature, which is included in the vast majority of data processing programs, including Apple Pages. It makes it possible to connect a single form template to a data source that has details such as the recipient’s name, address, and other supported and preset data, and here’s how to take advantage of the new feature that has not been available on Apple Pages for almost a decade.
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Step 1: Open a Pages Template
On the Mac, launch Pages and select a template to use, such as the Letter format. After that, select the Document icon from the menu.
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Step 2: Select Mail Merge
Mail Merge should be selected when you reach the bottom of the page. The next step is to select Merge, which should be located near the top of the new window that has appeared.
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Step 3: Either choose Contacts or Spreadsheet
When you go to Contacts, you will have the option to choose a group. If you select Spreadsheet, you will then be prompted to locate that file.
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Step 4: Click Preview
Simply clicking on the Preview button will allow you to glimpse what the outcome would look like. Check to see that all of the important details are accurate and that nothing has been left out of the description. You could go back and make any necessary edits if you overlooked anything.
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Step 5: Click Merge
Mail merging is slow, even on Silicon Macs. You’ll see the progress count run through all your contacts, but then it will freeze. After a few seconds, your one-page Pages message may be hundreds of pages long, but each letter page has different information.
FAQs
What is the function of a Mail Merge?
The most important function that mail merge serves to automate is the method of transporting bulk Mail to customers, subscribers, or general individuals.
How many types of documents does Mail Merge work?
There are two types of documents required to perform the mail merging process properly and accurately; the data file and the letter template.
What versions of Apple Pages does Mail Merge require?
To use the Mail Merge function, you will need Pages 12.1, which in turn requires macOS Big Sur or a later version of the operating system for your Mac, or iOS 14, iPad OS 14, or a later version of the operating system for your iPhone or iPad.
What do you merge in a Mail Merge?
What is merged is anything you can associate with a person’s contact information, such as their name, address, or any other contact detail.
What is a common mistake when doing a Mail Merge?
It is quite easy to get the date wrong whenever you put up a document using information from an external database.
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