<p>Online office allows you to send messages without opening any external email client software, all you need is to specify the parameters of the <b>SMTP server</b> for the mail service you commonly use. You will be able to send mails to your clients from your usual email address via your portal interface.</p>
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Online office does not provide any SMTP server integrated, it simply provides an interface to the existing mail services where you have an account.
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<p>To configure the SMTP settings:</p>
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<li>Go to the portal <b>Settings</b> section. To do that click the <img alt="Settings Icon" src="<%=VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute("~/images/help/tipstricks/settingsicon.png")%>" /> icon in the right upper corner.</li>
<li>Switch to the <b>Integration</b> tab.</li>
<li>Open the <b>SMTP Settings</b> page.</li>
<li>In the <b>SMTP Settings</b> section fill out the necessary fields (you can get specific settings from your email service provider):
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<li>in the <b>Host</b> field, introduce your SMTP server host name, such as <span class="param-type">smtp.domain.com</span>,</li>
<li>specify the <b>Port</b> number used by the SMTP server. It's recommended to use port 587 or 25.</li>
<li>check the <b>Authentication</b> box, if only the authorized users can use the server;</li>
<li>fill out the <b>Host Login</b> and <b>Host Password</b> fields,
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<i>Host login</i> is your email box address for the email server you specify the SMTP settings for. <i>Host Password</i> is the password you use to access the corresponding email box. Make sure that your email address and password are valid.
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<li>introduce any name you want in the <b>Sender Display Name</b> field,</li>
<li>specify the corresponding email address in the <b>Sender Email Address</b> field (it must comply with the one specified in the <b>Host Login</b> field).</li>
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<li>Check the <b>Enable SSL</b> box to enable encrypted connections.</li>
<li>Click the <b>Save</b> button.</li>
<li>To verify whether the specified settings are correct, click the <b>Send Test Mail</b> button. If the settings are specified correctly, you'll receive the <b>SMTP Test Message</b> to the email address specified in your user profile on the portal.</li>
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<p>In case you have already logged in to the portal and been using it for some time, to access the <b>CRM</b> module from any portal page, use the drop-down list in the top left corner of the page and select the corresponding option.</p>
<p>Your mailing list can contain up to <b>50</b> recipients. To create it just check the contacts you wish to send your email to in the <b>Contacts</b> list. To facilitate the search of the needed contacts make use of our <a class="links" href="<%=VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute("~/guides/keep-contacts-up-to-date.aspx#step2")%>">filter</a> above the contact list.</p>
<p>Verify that all the selected contacts have the email address specified. If not, to add the address click the <b>Actions</b> <img alt="Actions button" src="<%=VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute("~/images/help/guides/small/guide48/actions.png")%>" /> button to the right, select the <b>Add email</b> option from the drop-down list and enter the necessary address into the field which appears. To confirm it press the <b>Enter</b> key.</p>
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<p>When all the contacts are selected click the <b>Send Email</b> button above the contact list and select the <b>Internal SMTP (50 email recipients maximum)</b> option.</p>
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If you wish to send emails using an external mailing software select the <b>Generate list for external program</b> option from the drop-down list.
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<h2 id="step4"><span class="style_step">Step 4.</span> Compose a message</h2>
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<p>When all the settings are configured the <b>Compose Mail</b> page will open.</p>
<p>In the <b>From:</b> field you will see the sender name and email address indicated while configuring the <a href="#step1">SMTP server</a>. The <b>To:</b> field shows the number of the selected contacts.</p>
<p>All you need to do is enter the <b>Subject</b> for your letter and type in your message. The <b>Formatting Toolbar</b> helps you format your text changing font style, font color, alignment, size etc.</p>
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<p>If you need to add some variables to your message make use of the <b>Personal Tags</b>. </p>
<p><em class="example"> If you wish to add the recipient name to the salutation, just place the mouse cursor at the point where you want the variable to be added, then select an appropriate tag from the drop-down list and click the <b>Add to Letter Body</b>. In our case it will be: <b>FirstName</b> and <b>LastName</b> as we send our letter to <b>Persons</b>. As a result you will see the following line:
<p>The necessary data will be automatically taken from your CRM <a class="links" href="<%=VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute("~/userguides/groups-guides-crm-keep-contacts-up-to-date.aspx")%>">customer database</a>.</p>
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<p>You can also attach a certain file to your message. Click the <b>Show file attachment panel</b> link below the <b>Letter Body</b> field and using the <b>Attach File</b> button browse your hard disk drive for the necessary file.</p>
<p>Check the <b>Store this message in History</b> box to add the corresponding event to the interaction history of each contact in the mailing list.</p>
<h2 id="step5"><span class="style_step">Step 5.</span> Preview and start mailing</h2>
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<p>To preview the result click the <b>Next (to preview)</b> button below the the <b>Letter Body</b> field.</p>
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The <b>"Powered by ONLYOFFICE.com"</b> text watermark will be added to your letter.
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