.NET Word Library - Mail Merge in Word Documents Using C#

Simple mail merge

The library performs mail merge by repeating the entire document automatically for every record in the data source. Multiple documents can also be created from a Word template.

• Simple mail merge documentation

Group mail merge

The library performs mail merge by repeating a document region for each record in the data source, automatically adding new rows for tables.

• Group mail merge documentation

Nested mail merge

The library generates complex reports by repeating nested regions of document with relational (hierarchical) data. Also, it supports custom join statements to relate one table to another.

• Nested mail merge documentation

Format merged data

Format the merged text, numeric values, and date-times automatically with the help of field switches.

Text merge event

Customize and format merged text, numeric values, and date-times using a text merge event. This allows for precise editing and styling during the mail merge process.

• Text merge event documentation

Merge image

Users can also place images in a merge field by adding the prefix “Image:” to it.

• Merge image documentation

Image merge event

Customize image data and dynamically load images during mail merge through the image merge event, enhancing flexibility in document generation.

• Image merge event documentation

Mapping fields

Automatically maps merge field names with column names in a data source. Users can also add custom mappings to handle differences between field names in templates and data sources.

• Mapping fields documentation

Before clear event

Before clearing the unmerged fields from the document, bind the alternate values such as error messages or other data to the respective fields.

• Before clear event documentation

Before clear group event

When none of the fields in the group contain data to merge, users also have the option to bind alternative data for that unmerged group.

• Before clear group event documentation

Retrieve merge fields

Retrieve the merge field names and group names from a template document.

• Retrieve merge fields documentation

Remove unmerged fields

Removes the empty paragraphs, empty groups, and merge fields that are were not merged during mail merge.

• Remove unmerged fields documentation

Insert as new row

Easily add each record as a new row in tables where start and end merge fields are in the same cell.

• Insert as new row documentation

Skip to merge image

Users can customize the mail merge to skip the merging of a particular image.

• Skip to merge image documentation

Start at new page

Users can start a new page for each group of records when performing group mail merge in a Word document.

• Start at new page documentation