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When running a large mail merge in Microsoft Word, the system naturally compiles all records into one massive, continuous document. To break this master file down into individual, personalized documents for each recipient, you need specialized splitting tools.

The best tools for splitting large mail merge files are divided into dedicated Microsoft Word add-ins, native workarounds, and post-merge PDF processors. Specialized Microsoft Word Add-Ins

These tools integrate directly into Microsoft Word to automatically intercept the merge process, splitting the data into separate files named after your recipients as it compiles.