Merge to Letters

How to merge to letters from Google Docs?

Create a Google Docs mail merge template and mail merge to letters. Either merge all the rows into a single Google document or create a Google document and PDF for every merged row.

Video tutorial

Watch this quick tutorial or follow the step-by-step instructions below to find out how to mail merge from Google Docs to letters.

If you have not done so already, install Mail Merge add-on for Google Docs

Introduction to best mail merge for Google Docs

Mail Merge add-on is free to install, works from four Google Workspace apps, benefits from free 24/7 support, and it is packed with useful features that make mail merging easy. All of this means that Mail Merge is the best mail merge add-on available.

Step 1: Create mail merge template

Create your Google Docs mail merge template.

The Google Docs mail merge template is the basis for your mail merge to letters.

Step 2: Start Mail Merge add-on

Start Mail Merge add-on by clicking on Extensions > Mail Merge > Start to open the Mail Merge sidebar.

Step 3: Select source data

From the Mail Merge sidebar, click on Open Spreadsheet, and then select the Google Sheets file from which you want to mail merge data.

This can be a file from your Google Drive, Shared Drives, or any other file you have access to.

You can import your Google Contacts into a Google sheet by following the steps in this article.

Step 4: Select Google sheet

From the Sheet drop-down menu, select the tab in your Google sheet that you want to mail merge data from.

Step 5: Check source data

Make sure the first row in your Google sheet contains column names (Name, Address, Email, etc). These column names are used as *|merge fields|* in your Google Docs mail merge template.

To be able to merge, you need to have at least one row of data under your column names.

Step 6: Insert and format text or |merge fields|

Insert *|merge fields|* into your Google Docs mail merge template by clicking in the desired location within the template, selecting a field from the Merge Field drop-down menu, and clicking on Add.

Repeat this step for all required *|merge fields|*.

*|Merge fields|* are the column names found in the first row of data in your Google sheet. You can change the (font, color, size, etc.) of the *|merge fields|* in your Google Docs mail merge template in the same way you would regular text. You can further customize your letter mail merge template by adding images.

Step 7: Open Options dialog box

Once you have inserted all of your *|merge fields|*, click on Options to open the dialog box.

Step 8: Select between single or multiple documents

Select either Single Document or Multiple Documents from the Merge Letters Into drop-down menu.

This gives you the option to merge all rows into a single file or to create a new file for every row.

Step 9: Configure file names

If you select Single Document, proceed to Step 10.

If you select Multiple Documents, two additional drop-down menus become available:

Merged Document Name: This allows you to select one of the *|merge fields|* as the file name for the merged Google documents.
Save to PDF: This gives you the option to also save the merged Google documents as PDFs.

Step 10: Save preferences

Click on Save to apply the changes.

Step 11: Mail merge letters

Select Letters from the Merge To list, and then click on Merge to start the mail merge process.

Why the Quicklution Mail Merge add-on is the best mail merge for Google Sheets:

Easy mail merge installation and free mail merge for your first 20 merges.
Free mail merge online support for both free and premium customers, including 24/7 fast remote support, how to mail merge help and FAQs, and video tutorials.
Trusted by millions of customers including Google, Uber, and Tripadvisor, UN, Dropbox, Harvard College, DC.GOV, Wyoming State, Hillingdon London, City of Edminton Whirlpool, and many more.
Create a mail merge online using one add-on for Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Google Forms, and enjoy seamless integration with Gmail and Google Drive.
Easy mail merge from Google apps to emails, letters, envelopes, certificates, and PDF files (anytime and anywhere using your favorite web browser and operating system).
Create your mail merge to emails with images, QR codes, barcodes, hyperlinks, file link attachments, or personalized PDF attachments.
Free mail merge to Gmail at scheduled times, automatically on a Google form submit, on behalf of someone else, or over SMTP.
Managing your online mail merge is easy with useful tools such as filtering and tracking rows to merge.

Check out the other add-ons of Quicklution for Google Workspace, including Avery Label Merge add-on.