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Mail Merges

With Gmail, Google Drive & Scripts

Why Gmail?

●Gmail surpassed Hotmail as the most used email system in the world.●Gmail Users 423 million (June 2012)●Reliable, secure●2 stage authentication●Cloud always available●Not tied to your desktop

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As reported by GigaOm Oct. 31, 2012Click for article

Advantages of Gmail Merge

●Free, immediate, personalized email to defined list●Add name, details of contact, as recorded in your database spreadsheet●Avoid mass mailing list or self-mailing w/ BCC list

Ingredients

●Gmail account●Google Drive Account●Spreadsheet with data properly organized●Separate cells for each bit of discrete information●Multi-tabbed browser

Set Up Your Mail Message

●Format your email message●Insert merge fields as needed to format the message●Merge fields are set apart with <<email>> for example.

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Get the Script

Notice you have a new menu item now that the script has been added.

You will have to Authorize the Script to Run

Authorize the Script

Then you will have another window in which you must select the field with the data to run.

Reusing The Database

Clear flag by deleting the “Done” status message

Avoid

●Large Attachments●Images that require float, or center as text will not wrap around. This is one fly in the ointment.

Thank you!