Creating Forms & Bulk Mailings in Word 2016 for Windows
Word 2016 (Windows)
| Intermediate
- 11 videos | 51m 26s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
With Word 2016's forms and mailings tools, you can collect, process, and re-use data in a variety of different ways. Build data collection forms, import mailing lists, and create mail merge documents in a matter of minutes.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Inserting a dropdown menuCreating a multiple choice listProtecting your formCreating envelopesCreating labelsCreating a mailing list
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Importing a mailing listEditing your mailing listCreating a mail merge documentPrinting or e-mailing a mail merge documentConfiguring your mail merge
IN THIS COURSE
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6m 27sIf you are creating a form or survey in Word 2016, you may find the dropdown control useful. Dropdown lists are useful if you want the questionnaire recipient to select one answer from a predefined selection. In Word 2016, you can also allow your users to specify their own custom answer. FREE ACCESS
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3m 47sAs part of your Word 2016 form, you can include multiple choice lists. This can allow users to select multiple answers to your question. The appearance of your multiple choice list can be also be adjusted. FREE ACCESS
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3m 33sBefore sharing your form or survey, you may want to protect it from unauthorized modifications. Word 2016 comes complete with a special mode that allows you to protect any areas that are not intended for the user completing the form. When this mode is activated, the user can add their answers but they cannot modify the questions. FREE ACCESS
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6m 22sWord 2016 is not just for creating text documents. You can also use it create your own envelopes. The envelope creation tool allows you to define the addressee, the sender's address, and even the font and text styles applied to the addresses. FREE ACCESS
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5m 15sWord 2016 can also be used to create address labels. You can even modify the margins, pitches and dimensions of your label sheet to create a customized format. FREE ACCESS
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4m 36sBefore creating your mail merge document, you are going to need to create a list of addresses or contact details. In Word 2016, you can create your own data list from scratch and even save it for use later on. FREE ACCESS
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5m 12sIf you have created a mailing list in a separate document - such as a Excel spreadsheet (XLS), Access database table (ACCBD) or CSV file - you can import it directly into Word 2016 and use it in a mail merge. FREE ACCESS
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5m 5sOnce you have created your contact list in Word 2016, it is important to keep it up to date. You can do this by simply editing the data that you have inserted. You can also sort, filter and even search your data entries. FREE ACCESS
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4m 16sThe mail merge function in Word 2016 allows you to combine data taken from an existing spreadsheet or database and incorporate it into your document. You can, for example, insert fields taken from an address spreadsheet and combine them with your envelope, letter or e-mail. FREE ACCESS
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3m 44sWord 2016 can be used to create an email or letter that you can send to multiple recipients. Whether printing or e-mailing your document, you can use a mailing list to send it to all or a selection of your contacts, rather than manually inserting each one individually. FREE ACCESS
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3m 11sThe information taken from your associated mailing list can be used and interpreted in different ways in Word 2016. You can, for example, create a simple rule that changes the salutation in a letter depending on the contact's gender or title. FREE ACCESS
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