Guide to Automatically Split Merged Documents into Multiple Files in Word 2016

Guide to Automatically Split Merged Documents into Multiple Files in Word 2016. Are you working on a batch payroll form and want to split each person’s form into a separate file? Are you composing batch invitations and want to split each invitation into a separate file for sending over the internet? Are you trying to split a mail merge document into separate files for each merged value? Your concerns can be quickly resolved with the following guide to automatically split merged documents into multiple files in Word 2016.

After downloading the file, extract it by right-clicking on the split file and selecting “Extract to ‘Split file’.”

Steps to split a merged document into multiple files in Word:

Step 1: Create a folder named 1.Letter on drive D.
Step 2: In the mail merge document, press the Alt + F11 key combination. The Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications interface will appear.

Step 3: Here, select Project (Letters1) and right-click to select Import File.

Step 4: Select the recently extracted split file and press Open.

Step 5: Click on module1 to display the code for the split file. If it is displayed, you have successfully installed it.

Step 6: Exit the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications interface by clicking the X in the upper right corner of the screen.
Step 7: In the mail merge document interface, press Alt + F8 to display the Macros dialog box.

Step 8: Select AATachfile and click Run to split the file.

Next, wait a few seconds for the split file to finish.
Step 9: Go back to the 1.Letter folder you created in step 1 to check the split files.

That’s it! You have now successfully split merged documents into multiple files in Word. Good luck!