addressing text letters

[richard luft]

Hi; I have a database table in msAccess with names/addresses/etc.
I have to send text reports to INDIVIDUALS from that mailing list. I'd like to write text into Word, and be able to enter the addressee name automatically in some way. (Note that I'm not at all familiar with 'mail-merge', whatever it is).
I know I could just have a form in access with an auto fill-in for the adressee info, and then just type the text into a very large text box on the form----
but I don't want to clutter the database with all this text. I'd rather store the
text in a wordprocessor.
Any suggestions as to what's best?

 

[statsman]

You could use a text box in Access, but this is specifically what mail merge in Word if for.
Take a few minutes to play with Mail Merge. This is the way to go.
Good Luck.

 

[richard luft]

like I said, each letter is generally a 'one of a kind', with perhaps one copy to somone else. The ONLY variable is the adressee info, and all letters are different text. What do you think is the best way to go?