Mailing with Attachments

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There is a limitation with Mailpoet - you cannot add attachments as in a normal email.

This process will enable you to send Attachments.

Step 1 - Add attachments to Dropbox

A special SCMTC Dropbox Account has been created. Login credentials can be obtained from Leanne Bowkett (leabowkett@gmail.com)

Login and open the folder Email Attachments.

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Decide the Subject of your new email.

Create a New Folder and name it as follows:

2018MMDD IN SUBJECT

2018MMDD = sending date
IN = Your Initials
SUBJECT = Subject of email

Open the new folder (Click on it)

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Upload all your email attachments into this folder (1 or more)

Step 2 - Setup Mailpoet email

Go to Dashboard>Mailpoet>Emails and Duplicate the template SCMTC Mailing List (hover over the Title)

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Edit the Copy of SCMTC Mailing List (hover over the Title)

 

  1. Replace with SUBJECT of email

  2. Replace with body of email

  3. Replace with your Name/Title

  4. IMPORTANT

    If attachments have been setup in Dropbox, leave alone

    If there are no attachments, REMOVE THESE 2 ITEMS

  5. Save and Send

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When Members receive the email, clicking on the Image will link them to the Email Attachments folder which they will select and download files from.

DO NOT STORE CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS HERE AS THEY WILL BE VISIBLE TO ALL MEMBERS.