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Set Up Mail Merge Documents

Your Mail Merge Documents editor lists the documents you have integrated with your Edge database. Use the Mail Merge Documents editor to create and edit documents, categorize documents, specify who receives this type of document, and indicate the printed output requirements for the document.

How to Get Here

Home Ribbon BarClick to Open - Tools section > Editors > General > Mail Merge Documents. (You can also search for the editor you want to work with.)

  1. Click Editors from the Tools section of the Home ribbon bar.

  2. Select General in the list at the left and choose the Mail Merge Documents option.

Setup

Document ListClick to Open - The Document column lists the names of your existing merge documents alphabetically. You can enable or disable the Show Inactive option at the top of the window to toggle whether to include inactive documents in the list. You can flag documents as Inactive with the property at the far right of the document list.

Open a Document - Click a document name, then click the Open button at the top of the window to go to your word processor with the document opened and your Edge mail merge integration enabled. ou can edit the text of your mail merge letters, and use mail merge tools to help personalize the documents even further. When you save the document and exit your word processor, you return to the Mail Merge Documents editor where you can define the rest of the document properties, described below.

Create a new document - Click New at the top of the window, then enter a name for your document. Your word processor opens, with the Edge mail merge integration enabled. ou can edit the text of your mail merge letters, and use mail merge tools to help personalize the documents even further. When you save the document and exit your word processor, you return to the Mail Merge Documents editor where you can define the rest of the document properties, described below.

Document PropertiesClick to Open - Use the columns of your Mail Merge Documents editor to define how each document should merge with your Edge database.

Save ChangesClick to Open Click Save in your Quick Access toolbar or File ribbon bar (or press Ctrl+S on your keyboard) to save any changes you have made.

More Information

User Settings / Assign Options Tool - The settings you choose here are specific to you; Other operators that log into Edge with a different username and password may have different settings. However, you can use the Assign Options tool to copy your settings to other operators (and vice-versa) if needed. (See "Assign Your Settings to Other Users" for details.)

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