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    <h1 class="subHeaderFeaturesCaption Guides_Video_Captions">How to organize mass mailing?</h1>
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          <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2>
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                 <p>Want to send a newsletter to all the contacts from your customer database or just need to inform some clients about an upcoming event?</p>
                 <p>Now you can do that directly from the CRM module. This guide will show you how it can be done in a few easy steps.</p>
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      <h2 id="step1"><span class="style_step">Step 1.</span> Access the CRM</h2>
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             <p>Enter your <b>ONLYOFFICE</b> portal and click the <b>CRM</b> link.</p>
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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>
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       <h2 id="step2"><span class="style_step">Step 2.</span> Create a mailing list</h2>
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             <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="step3"><span class="style_step">Step 3.</span> Configure SMTP server</h2>
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             <p><b>ONLYOFFICE</b> 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 the <b>ONLYOFFICE</b> interface.</p>
             <p>When you click the <b>Send Email</b> button you will see the <b>Configure the SMTP</b> window pop up.</p>
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                 ONLYOFFICE 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>Configure the available settings:</p>
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             <li><b>Sender Email Address</b>
             <br />specify the email address of the sender;</li>
             <li><b>Sender Display Name</b>
             <br />specify the name of the sender which will be displayed in the <b>From:</b> field;</li>
             <li><b>Host</b>
             <br />specify the domain name of the SMTP server you use;</li>
             <li><b>Port</b>
             <br />specify the email port. The standard SMTP port is 25.</li>
             <li><b>Authentication</b>
             <br />check it if only the authorized users can use the server;</li>
             <li><b>Host Login</b> and <b>Host Password</b>
             <br />specify your login and password in order to access the <b>SMTP server</b>, if needed;</li>
             <li><b>Enable SSL</b>
             <br />check it to enable the encryption in client-server communications.</li>
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             <p>To make the settings take effect click the <b>Save</b> button. The <b>Configure the SMTP</b> window will be closed.</p>
             <p>If you need to make some changes to some SMTP settings you can do that on the <b>Common Settings</b> page of the <b>CRM</b> module.</p>
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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="#step3">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:
             Dear $(Person.First Name) $(Person.Last Name),</em></p>
             <p>The necessary data will be automatically taken from your CRM <a class="links" href="<%=VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute("~/guides/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>
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           <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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             <p>If you are satisfied with the result click the <b>Send</b> button to start mailing.</p>
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