11. One powerful use of a database is mail merge. To mail merge you need two things.

Name them.

Your club secretary has created a membership database. You decide to send a personalize a letter to the members. There are four places in the letter where you want to merge in the person's name. You discover that the <<name>> field contains: Mr./Mrs. First name Last name. How will this appear in the mail merged form letter? Use your name to fill in the blanks below.

Dear <<name>>____________________________________,

We are working hard to make the club a more personal experience. We are contacting you, <<name>>____________________ to

get your input and ask for assistance. <<name>> _________________________begin by asking yourself, "How can I contribute to this goal?"

We noticed you have not attended the last few meetings, <<name>> ____________________________.

We certainly miss seeing you <<name>> _____________________________ . What activities or speakers would be of interest to you?

Sincerely,
Database Maker

Read the note - Sounds silly doesn't it? Certainly, the letter is not at all personal!