How do I attach a PDF document to an email merge using Outlook and Word

How do I attach a PDF document to an email merge using Outlook and Word. The merge is ready to go but I don't see a place to attach a file.

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From Microsoft's Frequently asked questions about the mail merge feature in Word 2003, Word 2007, and Word 2010:

Q15: Can I add an attachment when performing a merge to an e-mail message?

A15: No, you cannot add an attachment when performing a merge to an e-mail message. Microsoft Office Word doesn’t support this functionality. However, you can add an attachment when performing a merge to an e-mail message programmatically by using CDOSys. You can contact a solution provider to build solution for you.

There is at least one free utility to help with it though -- Outlook Mail Merge Attachment (note: never used this personally).

Outlook Mail Merge Attachment supplies the mail merge process in Microsoft Office Word and Outlook with the functionality to add an attachment. The script is tested on Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013.*