# Office mail merge question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-mail-merge-question/44735>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 9, 2000, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-mail-merge-question/44735 "2000-12-09T05:23:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-mail-merge-question/44735/1 "2000-12-09T05:23:27Z")

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If I have a mail merge file in Word, can I use that data to set up a spreadsheet in Excel? According to Help, you can convert an Excel spreadsheet into a Word merge file, but not vice versa. Any ideas?