Common mail merge issues | Microsoft Support
The most common issue with inserting merge fields in a document is getting the correct spacing between the merge fields, particularly with merge fields that are not always present, such as middle initials.
Applies To:
Publisher for Microsoft 365, Publisher 2021, Publisher 2019, Publisher 2016, Publisher 2013, Publisher 2010
Classic Outlook mail merge hangs trying to initialize Word
Fixes or workarounds for recent issues in classic Outlook for Windows.
Applies To:
Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365
Use mail merge for bulk email, letters, labels, and envelopes
How to use mail merge in Word to create custom documents, envelopes, email, and labels.
Applies To:
Word for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2024, Word 2024 for Mac, Word 2021, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019, Word 2016
Word stops responding when you save changes to a mail merge document ...
Describes a problem in which Word stops responding when you save changes to a mail merge document.
You receive the "Opening this will run the following SQL command ...
Discusses a problem that occurs where you receive a message when you open a Word mail merge main document that is linked to a data source.
How to use the Mail Merge feature in Word to create and to print form ...
Describes how to use the Mail Merge feature in Word to create and to print form letters that use the data from an Excel worksheet.
Mail merge using an Excel spreadsheet | Microsoft Support
How to use an Excel spreadsheet with mail merge in Word to create mailing lists for labels, envelopes, and documents.
Applies To:
Word for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2024, Word 2024 for Mac, Word 2021, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019, Word 2019 for Mac, Word 2016
Troubleshoot common coauthoring errors | Microsoft Support
Why this error happened: Your document can't be saved to the server because your edits can't be merged with changes from others. How to fix it: If you have any edits you don't want to lose, select Save a Copy and save the file under a new name. Reopen the live document. Add back any changes that didn't make it to the server copy. Note.
Applies To:
Word for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac
Date, Phone Number, and Currency fields are merged incorrectly when you ...
Discusses a problem that occurs where the Date, Phone Number, and Currency fields are not merged correctly when you use OLEDB with a Microsoft Access or with a Microsoft Excel data source to perform a mail merge.
Set the rules for a mail merge | Microsoft Support
Go to Mailings > Rule, and choose a rule based on the descriptions below. For example, you're sending out the same invitation for a quarterly meeting. Your data source doesn't store the meeting dates, and the meeting date appears more than once in the invitation.
Applies To:
Word for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2024, Word 2024 for Mac, Word 2021, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019, Word 2016