Send Personalized Mail Merge Emails in Under a Minute (Full Transcript)

Link an Excel recipient list to Word, insert merge fields, preview, then send HTML email messages via classic desktop Outlook automatically.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Here's how to mail merge in under 60 seconds. Start with a simple Excel sheet with names and email addresses. In Word, go to Mailings, choose Start Mail Merge, then Email Messages. Click Select Recipients. Choose Use an Existing List, and pick your Excel file. Type your message, then insert merge fields like first name wherever you want personalization. Click Preview Results to make sure everything looks right. When it's ready, go to Finish and Merge, and then Send Email Messages. Select your email column, choose HTML format, select all, and then click OK. Word hands everything off to classic desktop Outlook, and your personalized emails are sent automatically.

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The speaker explains how to create and send a mail merge email campaign in under a minute using Excel, Word, and classic desktop Outlook. You prepare an Excel list with names and email addresses, start an Email Messages mail merge in Word, select the Excel file as recipients, write the email and insert merge fields for personalization, preview results, then finish the merge by sending email messages in HTML format to the chosen email column, which Word passes to Outlook for automatic sending.

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Mail merge personalized emails via Word, Excel, and Outlook

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Key Takeaways

Create an Excel spreadsheet containing recipient names and email addresses.
In Word, start a Mail Merge set to Email Messages from the Mailings tab.
Select recipients by linking to the existing Excel list.
Insert merge fields (e.g., first name) to personalize the email body.
Use Preview Results to verify personalization and formatting.
Finish and Merge to Send Email Messages, selecting the correct email column and HTML format.
Word uses classic desktop Outlook to send the merged emails automatically.

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