Answers.Body: <p>You can add tokens and produce a PDF from that as a printable item. You will find some instructions about this in the manual's <a href="https://book.civicrm.org/user/current/common-workflows/postal-mail-communications/" rel="nofollow">postal communication page</a> (thanks to Allen for improving answer)</p>
  
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Body: <p>How do I start a mail merge? I would like to mail a letter to multiple contacts. Not an email, but an actual letter to receive in the mail. Can you please provide step by step instructions. </p>
  
  <p>Thank you, 
  Becky </p>
  
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Title: How to do a Mail Merge
ThreadText: # How to do a Mail Merge
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-16)
  
  How do I start a mail merge? I would like to mail a letter to multiple contacts. Not an email, but an actual letter to receive in the mail. Can you please provide step by step instructions.
  
  Thank you,
  Becky
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-06-16. Score: 2
  
  You can add tokens and produce a PDF from that as a printable item. You will find some instructions about this in the manual's [postal communication page](https://book.civicrm.org/user/current/common-workflows/postal-mail-communications/) (thanks to Allen for improving answer)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Pete, you beat me to the punch, but the page she will probably need is the postal communication page since it has both the pdf letter and mailing labels: https://book.civicrm.org/user/current/common-workflows/postal-mail-communications/  
  > **username_0**: Wow!! Thanks for the quick response, both of you. I will check out that page.  Lots to learn as I am a new user.  
  > **username_1**: Great. Becky you can make StackExchange 'happy' by both +1 answers but also 'accepting' answers to your own questions.  
  
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