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Creating a Mail Merge

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What is a Mail Merge? The mail merge is a feature in Microsoft Word that can help produce various forms of written communication more efficiently. It can create a batch of personalized letters or emails and each letter or email can include both standard and custom content. All the information used to customize the letter or email is taken from entries in a data source, which can be a mailing list. With the combination of a letter or email and a mailing list, one can create a mail merge document that sends out a bulk mail to specific people or to all people on a mailing list. It can also be used to create and print mailing labels and envelope by using mail merge. Steps in Creating a Mail Merge 1. Open a word document and type your letter content. 2. Go to Mailings on the Command Button, Click the Select Recipient and Type New List . 3. A dialogue box will appear. Fill up the necessary information needed. 4. Click the New Entry for a new set of line. 5. I...

Still Pictures and Graphics

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IV. Still Pictures and Graphics        These are photographic or photograph-like representations of people, places, and things. Advantages   It can translate abstract ideas into a more realistic format.   It is readily available in books, magazines, newspapers, catalogs, etc.   It is easy to use because it does not require any equipment. Limitations   Some photographs are simply too small for use before a group. Still-pictures are two-dimensional. Types of Still Graphics Graphics are non-photographic, two-dimensional materials designed specifically to communicate a message to the viewer. They often include verbal as well as symbolic visual cues. There are five types of graphics according to Heinich (1993). 1.    Drawings Including Sketches and Diagrams Drawings, sketches, and diagrams are the graphic arrangement of lines that represent persons, places, things, and concepts. http://www.rdh...