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Writing a Skeleton Letter

You now need to write a skeleton letter using your word processor. Include the appropriate merge codes from the data source for the word processor you are using.

The mail merge feature of any word processor enables you to merge text from the data file you create into a standard letter. Each line in the data file contains the text to merge into one standard letter for one recipient.

Within the program, you can format the data and include the characters that are recognized as separators by your word processor.

A standard letter comprises standard text with a number of embedded variables in it. When you print the letter, the variables are replaced with specific items of data, such as name and address details for different people.

Performing the Next Step:

To extract the data, see Requesting Letters for MultiMate or WordPerfect or Generating a Microsoft Word Letter.

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