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| MAIL MERGE | A process that inserts variable data into a standarized document to produce a personalized or customized document. |
| MAIN DOCUMENT | The document containing the standarized text that will be printed on all documents. |
| DATA SOURCE | The document containing the variable data that will be inserted during the merge. |
| MERGE DOCUMENT | The customized document resulting from a merge. |
| MERGE FIELD | A placeholder in the main document that marks where and what will be inserted from the data source document |
| HEADER ROW | The first row in a table. In a data source document, the header row contains the merge field names. |
| FIELD | One item of variable data, such as a first name, last name, or zip code. |
| RECORD | A collection of variable data about one person or thing. In a form letter merge, each record contains variable data for each person receiving the letter: first name, last name, address, city, state, zip. |
| DATA FORM | A dialog box used to enter merge field data. |
| DATABASE | A file used to store records of data. |
| ACCESS TABLE | An object orgainzed in rows and columns and used to store data in an Access database. |
