pcforms.com › diy-printing-blog › 10-common10 Common Mail Merge Problems in Microsoft Word - Burris ... Aug 03, 2018 · It’s easier to do mail merging in Microsoft Publisher, but it’s possible to do a nice mail merge in Microsoft Word. Since Microsoft Word looks at all of the pages as a whole vs Microsoft Publisher which looks at a single instance of your project, some problems can arise in Microsoft Word when mail merging.