Can I do this? mass html email

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nuevomex

I have an email list of about 2000 people. I want to send them a
notification of a seminar that we are holding. I have created the
notification in a Word, Office 2004. It is an html document. Can I send
this via Entourage. And if so, HOW? (I would appreciate step by step
instructions) I purchased Filemaker thinking I could send it using
that, but have been told by Filemaker that they cannot send html,
except as an attachment and I want it in the body of the email.
Thanks, Susan
 
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Barry Wainwright [MVP]

I have an email list of about 2000 people. I want to send them a
notification of a seminar that we are holding. I have created the
notification in a Word, Office 2004. It is an html document. Can I send
this via Entourage. And if so, HOW? (I would appreciate step by step
instructions) I purchased Filemaker thinking I could send it using
that, but have been told by Filemaker that they cannot send html,
except as an attachment and I want it in the body of the email.
Thanks, Susan
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Use the mail merge function in word, selecting your address book as the data
source. Then 'merge to email' is one of the options.
 
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Daiya Mitchell

Use the mail merge function in word, selecting your address book as the data
source. Then 'merge to email' is one of the options.
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The relevant Help topic in Word, which I have had problems finding before,
is "Distribute merged form letters as e-mail messages".

Or, if you are sending to a listserv and just need to send one email, not an
individual message to each one of 2000, it's even easier.

In Word 2004, you can use File | Send To | Mail Recipient (as HTML).

BEFORE you do this, use View | Online Layout which should give you a rough
idea of what the HTML email will look like. Once you have created the
Entourage HTML message, it will not be editable. You can only return to Word
to edit it.

Hope that helps. If you have more questions, clarify whether you need a
merge or are using a listserv.
 
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Diane Ross

I have an email list of about 2000 people. I want to send them a
notification of a seminar that we are holding. I have created the
notification in a Word, Office 2004. It is an html document. Can I send
this via Entourage. And if so, HOW? (I would appreciate step by step
instructions) I purchased Filemaker thinking I could send it using
that, but have been told by Filemaker that they cannot send html,
except as an attachment and I want it in the body of the email.
Thanks, Susan
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Entourage has limited capabilities for sending out mass emails. For options
to use Entourage and other sources can be found here:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq_topic/newsletters.html>

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
The Entourage Blog lists the EHP as one of the top five Microsoft Entourage
resources.
<http://blogs.msdn.com/entourage/>
 
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