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Entering basic mailing data

Fig. 3.13: Configuring a new mailing in a few easy steps.

Fig. 3.13: Configuring a new mailing in a few easy steps.

1.Give the mailing a meaningful, unique name. You can use the Description field to add further information, helping you to distinguish your mailing according to internal procedures.
2.Clicking on General opens the section with all general mailing information. You will start by determining which Mailing list your mailing should be based on. In other words, you will select the recipients who feature that particular mailing list in their profile.
3.By selecting a Archive, you assign the mailing to a specific archive. This makes mailing updates easier if you have to manage a large number of mailings. Moreover, it gives you another option for statistical evaluation. All previously defined archives are displayed in that drop-down list. Further information on archives and how to create them is contained in chapter "Archives - Grouping mailings". You do not have to assign the mailing to a archive. The mailing will also work as a stand-alone action. You can always select an archive or change the archive assignment for your mailing later.
The checkbox in Show in archive additionally ensures that the mailing is listed in the overview of personalized archives (see chapter "Fullview: Always display HTML mails correctly", Paragraph "Creating customized archive for recipients").
4.In the drop-down list Mailing type, select Normal mailing. This creates a simple newsletter. The other mailing types are described in chapter "Maintain recipient's profile with actions".

Please note: It is possible to assign a user-defined template to the mailing using a drop-down list. However, our example does not use a template since this requires further steps. You can use the default setting No template for our example. Further information on templates can be found in chapter "Templates - Re-usable text modules".