Mail Merge is a very useful feature of MS Word.
These links take you to tutorials on the subject.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z851VD1WWw short YouTube Video great overview
http://mistupid.com/technical/mailmerge/index.htm recommended
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA011457271033.aspx?pid=CL100636481033 The official Microsoft tutorial on the topic
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/msword_formletter.htm prints nicely in three pages,
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/office/mail_merge/