
WARNING: The field names of your Excel database must begin in the upper-left corner of your worksheet, cell A1 (the first row and column). These instructions assume that you have an understanding of the Word mail merge process.

This means that you will not have to duplicate information you already have in your Excel database to perform a mail merge. In addition to the features and functions of Excel that make your database useful, you can also use the database to merge information into Word for large mailings. This article is based on legacy software. (Archives) Microsoft Word 2007: Mail Merge: Using an Excel Database for Mail Merge Mac

More detailed information, please refer to " Trying to merge email from Word to Outlook on Mac not working". Go back to the Find > Application, you will see 2 new applications named as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook and the version is 16.38, use this version as a temporary workaround. Rename Word and Outlook like Word 16.39 and Outlook 16.39 or something else.ĭownload the version 16.38 installation package from the link: Office for Mac version 16.38(20061401).įollow the guideline and finish the installation. Go to Finder > Applications > Find Word application. Here is the related thread in Word for Mac UserVoice " fix the mail merge function immediately", and you may vote for it.Ĭurrently, the only workaround for this issue is to use the previous version of Office for Mac, such as version 16.38(20061401), please try the following steps:

I find that there are multiple users reporting similar issue online who use the version of Office for Mac 16.39(200713).

Please open Word app, go to Word menu, and click About Word to check the version number.
