| Mail-merge |
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The production of similar documents where individual items
are inserted from the fields of a database...
.... is called mail-merge.
A standard form letter is created using a word processor....
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| Dear <Name>,
Please attend an
appointment at <Time>
on the <Date>
Yours etc.
The Doctor |
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...and a database with the fields
<Name>,
<Time> and <Date>...
| Name |
Time |
Date |
| Tom Evans |
9.30am |
3rd May |
| Will Smith |
3.45pm |
4th May |
| Mary Jones |
2.30pm |
2nd May |
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When the merge is performed the result
is a letter for each record in the database. The data from each record
is inserted... |
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| Dear Tom
Evans,
Please attend an
appointment at 9.30am
on the 3rd May
Yours etc.
The Doctor |
| Dear Will
Smith,
Please attend an
appointment at 3.45pm
on the 4th May
Yours etc.
The Doctor |
| Dear Mary
Jones,
Please attend an
appointment at 2.30pm
on the 2nd May
Yours etc.
The Doctor |
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