![]() Over a decade ago I could get this done in with Word and Outlook on Windows 7 and though I find OS X light years ahead on many levels, there is this one feature I find tremendously valuable is unfortunately missing and I have struggled with for years.ġ. Intention = Send several hundred emails to several hundred people, all individually addressed with "Hello FIRSTNAME," then bla, bla attached is (your monthly newsletter or whatever I want to attach), with my email signature included. I have tried a few applications from the AppStore, but I find them mostly problematic and not a real solution. Next time I have to send out my personalized bookplates, I’ll be glad to be able to let Pages do the heavy lifting.I am desperately trying to find an email solution to email my clients within OS X Yosemite. Sure, not everybody needs Mail Merge, but for those who do, having it built in and no longer requiring you jump through a series of hoops is a huge relief. It’s been one of the missing features most often pointed out when comparing to other word processors, like Microsoft Word. This is hugely useful for anybody who not only needs to print and send out large amounts of mail (such as envelopes or even holiday cards), but also anybody creating large numbers of customized documents. (The feature’s also available for the first time in the iOS and iPadOS versions of Pages, under the three dots menu: tap Mail Merge to start the process.) On the Mac, just create a template with the File > New command or open an existing one, and then choose File > Mail Merge to step through the process. Version 12.1, released today, brings a brand new implementation, however, which lets you populate a template document either from your contacts or a spreadsheet. In the interim, Mail Merge remained possible only via workarounds like Sal Soghoian’s Pages Data Merge app. The feature was originally included in Apple’s word processing software, but got the axe in 2013’s version 5.0, when Apple redesigned its iWork suite to give even footing across the iOS, iPadOS, and macOS platforms. Mail Merge in Pages for the first time on iOS. Because, yes, Mail Merge has returned to Pages. Pages’s reimplented Mail Merge feature on macOS.Īfter almost a decade, I guess it’s time to pack in my posters, stickers, and Tim Cook and Craig Federighi phone call scripts for the “Bring Mail Merge back to Pages!” campaign 1 and declare victory. Mail Merge returns to Pages after nine years ![]()
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