Print a quote with a mail-merge document

Can I do this task?

You can use a mail-merge template to generate a customer-ready document that displays data from a saved quote. That document includes a header and a footer.

In Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook, only one mail merge can be run at a time. If you receive the message "Microsoft Dynamics CRM Mail Merge is already running" and want to discontinue a mail merge, close and then reopen Microsoft Office Word or Microsoft Internet Explorer. You can run multiple mail merge processes at the same time in the Web application.

  1. In the Navigation Pane, click Sales, and then click Quotes.
  2. Open the quote you want to print. If you want to use a new quote, save it first, before starting the mail merge.
  3. In the Actions group, click Print Quote for Customer.
  4. If you have other languages installed, you can select a language to filter the list of templates.
  5. Select if you want to start with a blank document or a template. If you select a template option, click the Lookup button Lookup button to select a template.

    New mail merge templates are created in the Settings area. More information: Work with Mail Merge Templates

  6. If necessary, you can add or delete data fields.
  7. Click Download.

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM automatically opens a Microsoft Office Word document. In the File Download dialog box, click Open.

    This is not your mail-merge document. This is an interim page. Follow the directions in the Word document, including clicking CRM.

  8. In the Mail Merge Recipient dialog box, verify that the list is accurate, and then click OK.
  9. To continue the mail merge, follow the instructions provided by the Mail Merge pane. For more information, see the Microsoft Office Word Help documentation.

    Tip

  10. If you are working in Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook and you have either created a new template or updated an existing template, you can upload the template.
  11. When you finish the mail merge document, close it, and then delete the interim mail-merge document (Mail_Merge_nnnn.xml) and the associated text file (Mail_Merge_nnnn.txt) with the same name.

    Mail merge may leave sensitive data on your computer.

  12. If you are working in Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook, after you merge the new document, you can choose to create Microsoft Dynamics CRM activities for mail-merge items.

Related Topics

Work with Quotes

Create Customer-Ready Documents and Messages

Work with Mail Merge Templates

Send Direct E-mail to Customers

Work with Campaigns and Campaign Templates

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