Want to use address book like Pages on Numbers

I am a PC person turned Mac about a year ago. I will NEVER go back!.
Here is the issue, I love the way I can type one letter in Pages and highlight and drag my contacts from the address book to the application and it will automatically populate a new letter for each contact.
Now, I have build a form that I have to hand fill every single day. What I need to do is as such, Row 15 Column D = last name, Row 15 Column F = first name, Row 15 Column H = SS number, Row 18 Column D = town, Row 18 Column F = state.
If possible, I would like to highlight all 55 people, Drag, Drop and have 55 doc populate. (i can do one at a time and print to .pdf instead).
I searched and I am so new to this, I really don't know the terms I am looking for. I also used the help tab on the program and found some "address" formulas which didn't seem to work.
please dummy the answer down for me.
Sry about the edits, posting a photo.
Message was edited by: canosgmk1

maybe i am not too clear.
The merge would be the ideal, but I tried to do that today, and WOW, what a MESS! The table fits in Numbers but extends for 3 pages in Pages. I have shrink to fit option on.
I think using numbers may be the best.
I do not want ALL the address information in the form, I also don't want a visible header on it either.
At the end of the day, the jpeg file I attached where the person's name, ss number, town, state, miles is the only information I want to input.
I may have to go to a mac store so they can walk me though this. lol

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