Exam 12: Word: Using Mail Merge

Which of the following is a default field provided by Word in a new data source that you create?

To save an electronic copy of the merged document, merge the data source and main document to a new document.

To perform a more complicated sort, you can click the ____________________ command in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box.

When you create a data source, Word saves it by default as a Microsoft Office Address _______.

You insert merge fields in a main document using the _______ task pane.

You can create a new field by clicking the New Entry button, or by pressing the Tab key after you have finished entering information into the last field for a record.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-2 Duncan thinks that the easiest way for him to get comfortable with mail merges is to create a data source from scratch with which he can experiment. Which of the following can't Duncan use to generate a data source?

A(n) source document like the one in the accompanying figure can be a letter or other kind of document containing merge fields.

When entering merge fields in a document, press the _______ key to move the insertion point to the next line.

An example of a(n) _______ might include the name and address of club members, as well as information about each member's phone number and interests.

When you have used the dialog box to convert text to a table, if the result is not what you expect, _______ the conversion and then review the text to make sure it is set up consistently.

A(n) space leader is a dotted line that extends from the last letter of text on the left margin to the beginning of text aligned at a tab stop.

CSV files can have a _______ file extension.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-1 As your business has grown, you have found it increasingly hard to keep track of your mailings to your customers without using a database, so the time has come to use a database, and with it, mail merge technology. You turn to your friend Thomas, since he has been doing mail merges for a long time and can guide you in the use of this tool in Microsoft Word. Thomas helps you to get comfortable with some of the vocabulary of merging documents. What is another name for a form letter?

The angle brackets surrounding field names are also called _______.

Which of the following cannot be a data source for a mail merge?

Add spaces only in the data source, not in the text of the main document.

Word will transform the field name "First Name" into _______.

You can only insert merge fields into a main document by using the tools on the MAILINGS tab or in the Mail Merge task pane.