Office 2013 In Depth

Options for Mail-Related Documents

Most tasks undertaken in Word relate to communicating with others—creating documents such as letters, emails, and forms. Word gives you all the tools required for letters, envelopes, and mailing labels: You can quickly create any snail mail–related document that you require.

Word also enables you to quickly merge a data source, such as a list of names and addresses, into a document such as a form letter. Merges can also be accomplished using data from Microsoft Outlook that is then merged into an email. Word definitely has you covered in terms of mass mailings.

For mail-related documents, Microsoft Word provides several letter templates. You can use these templates to create a letter to send to an individual ...