Mailings -> Insert Merge Field The Mail Merge Field What Do You See? A Merge Field connects the Main Document to the Open House Names in the little database you saved in the My Data Sources folder.   The Fields are Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code.     Memo to Self: You cannot create a Mail Merge Field by merely typing the carrots:<< >>  Exam 77-881: Microsoft Word 2010 Core 7. Performing Mail Merge Operations 7-1. Setup mail merge: Insert Merge Fields