Create a Directory in Microsoft Word using Mail Merge by Chris Menard

This video shows you how to create a directory in Microsoft Word. Think of a directory as an interoffice phone directory for a company. To create a directory, you should have your data source in Excel. Do the Mail Merge in Microsoft Word by going to Mailings tab, click Start Mail Merge and select Directory. Select Recipients and use your Excel data source. Insert the Merge Fields and and finally finish and merge.

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[ktrmeadow]

Fantastic video...short and right to the point!!

[NaturalHoustonian]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was stuck for a while until I watched your video.

[chrystina]

2021, this was my learning tip for today, thank you!

[francescavolpe]

Great tube video for Mail Merge from Excel into Labels and a directory. Easy!!! thank you Chris!

[ilyanamorales]

OMG!!! I could kiss you right now! I have been trying to figure this out for a while! ♥ THANK YOUUUU!!!!

[lauriemhochman]

thank you! exactly what I was looking for to make a mailing list

[julianneilagan]

Thank you very much, , we have a practical quiz about this really helpful

[sherryanderson]

Just what I needed for a concise example and steps to follow. Thank you!

[KWDoyle]

Hello and thank you for this helpful video. Is there a way to do multiple excel sheet in one merge (that all have the same headings)?

[standrewumc]

Chris, I am trying to recreate a "directory" for our church, trying to more than you have here, any help would be appreciated, thanks Ernie

[sarahsayles]

This was very helpful. Is there a way to update the finished directory when the data file is updated, or do you have to start this proecess from scratch?

[momcat]

What I need is the ability to create an electronic directory with email addresses that are actual hyperlinks. They're hyperlinks in the Excel data source, but the merge process kills the links & I cannot find a way to resurrect them in the e-directory. Any help greatly appreciated!

[beckykirkpatrick]

I am creating a directory with address and other information, is it possible to have two columns and how would I do this?

[gfkeckler]

How can I keep my records together in a directory? Each record has 8 lines. They are splitting going to the subsequent pages? I tried turning on orphan but it did no good.

[SlybootsTribe]

Is it possible to add Photos to a directory of this type?

[luke]

Is there a way to add photos automatically?

[juliewoodford]

My issue is that I have added some new people to my directory but they don't show up when the merge is done. Never had this problem before!

[dianapainter]

This doesn't work on Word 2011, sadly.

[Spankey]

could you use this same principle to make a photo directory? With name, address, phone, email and a picture??