Create mail merge in Pages - how it works

If you want to create form letters in Pages, you can do this in just a few simple steps. Below we show you how to do this on Mac.

Create mail merge in Pages - you have to do that

1. Download this script first - you will need it later.
2. First create a table with the address data to which you want to send the mail merge. Save this as a .csv file.
3. Now start Pages and assign the placeholders that will later be linked to the script. Enter the name of the addressee and mark it. Choose Format> Advanced> Set As Placeholder.
4. Then click on "Format"> "More ..." at the top of Pages and enter the ID "FIRST NAME" for the first name in the "Script Tag" below. So the day is recognized later.
5. Now open the script that you downloaded first. Select the table you want to use above and click on "Import".
6. Under "Data Record Items" you have to assign the previously defined tags to the entries such as last name, first name etc.
7. In the next step, open the dropdown menu "Choose tag for selected table item ..." and choose "Assign for use with file naming".
8. Finally, you determine in which folder the form letters are to be saved.

Further tips: Create a form letter in Pages

• If you want to send the form letters by email, you can set this with the "Attach" option, otherwise skip this step.
• With a click on "Begin" the form letters are created and saved in the specified folder.

This practical tip is based on Pages 5.5 under Mac OS X. We will tell you how to create a diagram in Pages in the next practical tip.