Case 22-2 Clark, an HR manager, wants to communicate a policy on information security to all the employees. He acquires the names and addresses of the employees from an Excel worksheet. He also drafts a preliminary text about the policy and a table of points to follow to ensure online safety.
To incorporate transparency, he inserts a simple poll to receive feedback. In the context of mail merge, which of the following is the data source in this scenario?
A)The table of points about online safety
B)The preliminary text concerning the policy
C)The poll designed to receive feedback from employees
D)The Access table containing the employee names and addresses

Question

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The data source in a mail merge operation is the collection of data that will be used to populate the fields in the merged documents. In this scenario, the Access table containing the employee names and addresses serves as the data source because it provides the individualized information (names and addresses) that will be used to personalize each communication sent out.

Case 22-2 Clark, an HR Manager, Wants to Communicate a Policy