Mail merge Examples

This repository contains examples that illustrates how to mail merge Word documents in C# and VB.NET using Syncfusion’s .NET Word library (Essential DocIO) without Microsoft Word or Office interop dependencies.

Mail merge in Word documents

Mail merge is a process of merging data (replacing merge fields) from a data source into the template Word document.

The Syncfusion Word library (Essential DocIO) has a powerful mail merge API to generate personalized reports like letters, pre-addressed envelopes, address labels, invoice, payroll, and more. It performs mail merge faster in a batch process without Microsoft Word or Office interop dependencies. The generated reports can be saved as a Word document, PDF, image, HTML, and more.

Key Features

• Envelopes for mailing in C# - Create envelopes for mailings to the list of recipients.

• Generate multiple Word documents in C# - Create a batch of personalized letters as individual document for each record.

• Create and send email messages in C# - Create and send email messages by converting merged document to HTML.

• Personalized letters in C# - Create personalized letters for selected recipient from the mailing list.

• Order details of a customer in C# - Generate order details of a customer using nested mail merge.

• Barcode labels in C# - Generate a barcode labels for grocery store.

• Mail merge using Excel Spreadsheet in C# - Import data from Excel Spreadsheet and generate a report.

• Product catalog in C# - Generate a product catalog and formatting the merged text.

• Replace merge field with HTML in C# - Replace merge field with HTML string using mail merge.

• Fit the photo within text box in C# - Fit the photo within the text box in the Word document using mail merge.

• Start each record on a new page in C# - Generate each record in new page while executing group mail merge.

Screenshots

Envelopes for mailing

Batch of personalized letters

Barcode labels

Replace merge field with HTML

Fit photo within text box

Start each record on a new page

Syncfusion .NET Word Library

The Syncfusion DocIO is a .NET Word library allows you to add advanced Word document processing functionalities to any .NET application and does not require Microsoft Word application to be installed in the machine. It is a non-UI component that provides a full-fledged document instance model similar to the Microsoft Office COM libraries to iterate with the document elements explicitly and perform necessary manipulation.

Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find basic Word document processing options along with the features like mail merge, merge, split and compare documents, find and replace text in the Word document, protect the Word documents, and most importantly, the PDF and Image conversions with code examples.

Compatible Microsoft Word Versions

• Microsoft Word 97-2003
• Microsoft Word 2007
• Microsoft Word 2010
• Microsoft Word 2013
• Microsoft Word 2016
• Microsoft Word 2019
• Microsoft 365

Supported File Formats

• Creates, reads, and edits popular text file formats like DOC, DOT, DOCM, DOTM, DOCX, DOTX, HTML, RTF, TXT, and XML (WordML).
• Converts Word documents also to PDF, Image, and ODT files.

How to run the examples

• Download this project to a location in your disk.
• Open the solution file using Visual Studio.
• Rebuild the solution to install the required NuGet packages.
• Run the application.

Resources

• Product page: Syncfusion Word Framework
• Documentation: Mail merge using Syncfusion Word library
• GitHub Examples: Syncfusion Word library examples
• Online demo: Syncfusion Word library - Online demos

Support and feedback

For any other queries, reach our Syncfusion support team or post the queries through the community forums.

Request new feature through Syncfusion feedback portal.

License

This is a commercial product and requires a paid license for possession or use. Syncfusion's licensed software, including this component, is subject to the terms and conditions of Syncfusion's EULA. You can purchase a licnense here or start a free 30-day trial here.