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Sending an Email to a List
Sending
bulk email to a list of thousands of people is easy with Email
Automator. The program has a built-in wizard for accomplishing
this task. You
must already have a list ready to send to before you use this
function. Email
Automator uses either text files or CSV files for
it's mailing lists. A text file will have a .txt ending and should
contain one address per line. me@me.com
you@you.com
david@david.com
someone@someone.com A
CSV file will have a .csv extension and it is a comma delimited
file. This is the kind of file that is used for sending
personalized emails, which is covered on another help page. To
give you an example of what a CSV file will look like for sending
follows: EMAIL,FIRSTNAME,LASTNAME
me@me.com,Bram,Smith
john@doe.com,John,Doe The
first row of the file is the fields that you want to use in your
mailing. These can be anything you want, but MUST include EMAIL as
a field no matter what. A comma separates each field The
first step in sending a mailing is to click the icon that looks
like an envelope, or choose "Create Task" on the top
menu bar. This will start the wizard that allows you to send a
letter. On the
first screen, all you need to do is enter your name and email
address that you want to use. This is what is displayed to the
recipients of your email as the "from" info. When you
are done, click the "Next" button. The
next screen is where you enter the subject line and body of your
message. Email Automator is capable of sending text or HTML
messages. If you are sending an HTML formatted message, create the
message in an HTML editor and then copy it into the box for the
email body. If
sending an HTML message, make sure to check the box that says
"HTML" at the bottom of the screen before you continue. The
next screen allows you to choose your mailing list file. As I said
before, this will be a text file or a CSV file that you have
already created and saved somewhere on your computer. Use the
browse function to find the mailing list file you want to use. When
you are done choosing your list, you can either send your mailing
now - or you can save the task for sending later.
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To save for
later sending, click "Save". You can then send
the message later by highlighting the task in the main window
of EmailAutomator and clicking the "Send Bulk Mail"
icon, or choosing "Send Mailing" from the top menu
bar.
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To send the
message now, simply click "Send Mailing" after
you have chosen your mailing list.
If your questions
about this function have not been answered after reviewing this help
page and you are a user or our ad-free version of Email Automator,
then you can watch the
video that shows how to do this task.
If you are not a
user of the ad-free version, click
here to upgrade for only $34.95 (one time). Our ad-free
version does not put the Email Automator signature file link in
your outgoing messages.
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