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Congratulations! You have recently been awarded a small-business loan to open your new business in town. Competition for this loan was fierce, and the repayment period will begin shortly. You have found a location for your business, but you now need to quickly get a letter out to potential customers so you can begin making money. You realize that with the start of a new business, you will need to computerize much of what you do. You rummage through your old cards and find the names and addresses of people you plan to contact. What should you do now?

OBJECTIVES

-Set up and execute a mail merge using the Microsoft® Word® application.

Task:

You will use the Word application to design, develop, and create a business letter to potential clients of your new business. The following steps will help you in this process.

-Open a blank Word document.

-Write a business letter introducing people to your store. You may choose any type of store you wish, but your letter should be at least one paragraph long and be able to be easily personalized to each potential client. Make sure you include the type of business, a sentence about your business plan or philosophy, the location of your business, and any relevant contact information.

-With this letter open, begin a mail-merge letter using the letter you just wrote as your starting document.

-Since you do not have the addresses of your contacts in the computer, you will need to type a new list and create a new data source. Save the data source as "Mail Merge Data Source Lesson 3."

-For this example, enter the names and addresses of four people.

-Insert merge codes for the address block, greeting line, and at least two other items from the More Items list.

-Preview your letters. Make sure you proofread your work for spelling and grammar errors.

-Merge your letters to a new document. Save the original and merged documents.

-Show your documents to your instructor for review.