Sending mass emails is easy using Microsoft Word's mail merge, less so with Gmail. This Google Docs template, however, brings email merging to Gmail.

Go to the Mail Merge tab at the top, near Help. Click on "Import Gmail Contacts" and authorize Google Docs to access your Google Contacts.

Open the Google Docs Mail Merge HD template (see the link in Resources). Click "Yes, make a copy" when prompted. The template will be saved in your Google Docs account. Fill in the fields that you ...

Learn how to integrate Google Sheets with mail merge in Gmail. Use this guide to configure Google Sheets, connect to Gmail and insert the custom fields.

A while back, I called mail merge my #1 Google Apps pipe dream. I use mail merge for a lot of things, most of which don't relate to actually mailing anything.