Database, List Processing, Mail Merge: Developing a Contact Database

Did you know you could use Word, Excel, Access or Outlook to keep track of contact databases? This workshop covers the basic concepts necessary to decide which of these software packages is best suited to your needs. Learn how Word’s mail merge program can be used to print envelopes, labels, letters, lists or reports. Find out how to use an Excel worksheet as the data source for a Word mail merge. Examine how records in Outlook can be used as a data source for a Word mail merge. Learn the difference between a “flat” and “relational” database. Develop an understanding of when to use a relational database. Experiment with using Access for relational database applications and reports generation.