Computer Technology Unit


Mailing Lists

To manage Mailing Lists you should save the address data in Access

In Access, you can manage your addresses: add, delete and edit address information. This file should be maintained and updated regularly as is required to have an accurate mailing list.

Mail Merge the data in Word for printing mailing labels or generating form letters

In Word, you can define a form letter for merging address information. The same letter can be sent to several different people. In the same manner, you can define mailing labels for merging a mailing list. You will actually print the addressed labels using Word.

As mentioned before, the data is in Access (database software). If your current mailing list is maintained in SuperCalc, you will need to convert the SuperCalc file into an Access file. Once the file is imported and saved in Access, you will no longer need to maintain the addresses and data in SuperCalc. Instead maintain the addresses in Access.

How to Convert a Supercalc file to Access

How to use the Mail Merge feature in Word