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Create a Mail Merge with Gmail and Google Docs — www.labnol.org
Learn how to create Mail Merge with Gmail and send personalized email messages in bulk. You may also add file attachments to the mass emails. Mail Merge for Gmail lets you send personalized email messages to multiple contacts in one go. The individual messages have almost the same content but some parts of the message can be customized. For instance, you can greet each recipient by their first name, you can include their postal address in the message body, personalize the subject line, attach different files while the other parts of the email body remain the same. Mail Merge in Gmail is for everyone. Here’s how you can do mail merge with Gmail: Install the Mail Merge for Gmail add-on. It is always a good idea to test your email campaign before sending a blast to multiple people. Gmail Mail Merge F.A.Q. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions around Mail Merge for Gmail and Google Apps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Mail Merge Support 19. 20.

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