MS Access: Generating a Mail Merge with Supervisory Data

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To create a simple database in Access that replaces an older Filemaker system, a user has a table containing both workers and supervisors, differentiated by a flag. The goal is to generate a mail merge letter for each supervisor, detailing the workers they supervise. The user has successfully written a SQL query to link workers to their supervisors based on the supervisor ID. However, they are uncertain about the next steps in Access to create the desired report. A tutorial on creating reports in Access is referenced as a potential resource for guidance.
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I'm trying to make a simple database in Access (to replace an older one in Filemaker), but I'm not sure how to do what I want.

I have a table of workers, each of which is tied to a supervisor. (At the moment they're both in the same table with a flag to tell supervisors from other workers, but this could change if convenient. The database keeps the same kinds of information on both kinds of workers, so there didn't seem to be a good reason to split them.)

I want to generate a mail merge with a letter for each supervisor, including information on each worker supervised. Is there a good way to do this?
 
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I'm no SQL wizard, but I was able to code the appropriate snippet for 'Row Source' to link each piece of equipment to a supervisor (by their ID):

Code:
SELECT [Workers].[Worker ID], [Workers].[First], [Workers].[Last] FROM Workers WHERE (((Workers.[Supervisor?])=Yes)) ORDER BY [Last], [First];

But to make the (report?) that I want, I'm not sure where to start in Access.
 
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