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| Sending Messages |
| Messages are sent from the "Compose" page. The "Compose" page is displayed when you initially access
Q-Mailer. To access this page at any time, click on "Compose". To send a message, please follow the instructions below. |
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Select the recipient to whom you wish to send a message. To send a message to all recipients at once (broadcast), select "All Recipients".
If you would like to send your message to a select group of recipients, select each recipient and click on the "+" button to add to the send list. To remove any recipient from the send list, select that recipient, and click on "-" button. You can also manually enter a recipient's e-mail address in the "To" field.
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Select a sender. A sender is the return e-mail address you want recipients to see when they receive your message.
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Select an identity. An identity is the name you would like recipients to see instead of the return e-mail address. To have the return e-mail
address (sender) listed without a name, select "Do Not Show". |
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If you are sending a saved message, select the message to send, otherwise complete the subject and message fields.
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If your message is in plain text format, select "Plain Text" in the "Type" field. To send an HTML page, select "HTML"
in the "Type" field, and paste the source code into the message box. |
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If you would like to include a salutation and/or unsubscribe link with your message, check the "Include" "Salutation" and "Unsubscribe Link" boxes respectively. Please note, you cannot include a salutation or unsubscribe link with HTML documents. |
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Click on "Send Message" to send your message. |
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| Managing Recipients |
| A recipient is the e-mail address of a person on your mailing list who will be receiving your messages. To add
a recipient, select "Recipients" in the "Function" menu, and click on "Go".
Enter a recipient's e-mail address, and click on "Add". To delete a recipient, select a recipient to delete, and
click on "Delete". |
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| Managing Senders |
| A sender is the e-mail address you would like your recipients to see as your return address. To add a sender, select "Senders" in the "Function" menu, and click on "Go". Enter a return e-mail address, and
click on "Add". To delete a sender, select a sender to delete, and
click on "Delete".
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| Managing Identities |
| An identity is an alternate name you would like your recipients to see instead of your return address. An identity can be any name you choose (usually it is either a name of a person or organization). To add an
identity, select "Identities" in the "Function" menu, and click on "Go". Enter an identity, and click on
"Add". To delete an identity, select the identity to delete, and click on "Delete".
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| Importing Recipient List |
| Mailing lists can be imported from comma delimetered text files using our Database Manager tool. Please log into our Control Panel, and click on the "Database Manager" icon. In the Database Manager module, click on "Recipients", and then "Import data from text file". Then select your file locally and click on "Upload File". Please make sure your
recipient list is formatted in one column with a line break separating each address. |
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| Managing Messages |
| This feature allows you to store message templates. To add a message, select "Add Message" in the "Function" menu, and click on "Go". Enter a name to identify your message in the "New Message Name" box (this could be any name), enter the
subject and message, and click on "Add Message". To delete a message, select the name of the message you want to
delete, and click on "Delete". To edit a message, select "Edit Message" in the "Function" menu, and click on "Go".
Then select the message to edit, modify the subject and message as needed, and click on "Edit Message". |
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| Setting
The Signature |
| A signature is a message or text that can be added at the end of any plain text (not HTML) message by checking the
"Include Signature" box on the "Compose" page. To set your
signature, select "Signature" in the "Function" menu, and click on "Go". Enter your
signature, and click on "Save Changes". To edit
your signature, repeat the previous steps. |
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| Exporting Recipient List |
| This feature allows you to save your recipient list to a downloadable text file. To export your recipient list, select "Recipients" in the "Function" menu, click on "Go",
and then click on "Export Recipient List". To download your recipient file, click on the "Download
..." link as directed. |
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| Subscribe Feature |
| This feature allows users to subscribe to your mailing list by submitting their e-mail address from a form on your website. When a subscription request is submitted, Q-Mailer automatically adds the user's e-mail address to your list of recipients. The subscription request form can be placed on any web page by inserting the following form and JavaScript code (to copy the source code for this template, select all the code below with your mouse and click on
"Control C" on your keyboard to copy, and "Control V" to paste onto your HTML form):
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| Unsubscribe Feature |
| This feature allows users to remove their e-mail address from your mailing list by clicking on the "Unsubscribe Link" you provide in your messages. When a user
clicks on this link, he or she will automatically receive a confirmation message containing another, final link to unsubscribe. To include the "Unsubscribe Link" in your messages, check the "Include Unsubscribe Link" box when sending each message. To include the "Unsubscribe Link" with HTML messages, simply
insert the full URL of your unsubscribe.php3 page located in the root "qmailer_" directory anywhere in the body of your message, and
the unique linking code for each recipient will be attached to your link automatically when the message is sent. For example if your mailing list
is called "newsletter" and your domain is yourname.com, the link your would insert in your HTML message would be http://www.yourname.com/qmailer_newsletter/unsubscribe.php3.
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| Discussion Groups |
| To send any message as a Discussion Group, check the "Send As Discussion Group" checkbox prior to sending your message. Each recipient will then be able to reply to the entire group. Please be careful, as messages sent as Discussion Groups reveal all e-mail addresses in that group. |
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| Changing Your Password |
| To change your admin password for this Mailing List, select "Change Password" in the "Function" menu, click on "Go".
Enter your new password, and click on "Save Changes". |