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Help needed to write an merged & video Email
 
Thom
Posted: 07 November 2006 06:56 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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Hello everybody,

I m facing a problem i m sure you can help me to solve.
I have to write an email to 1000 people.
I have all of the email address & names in an excel file.
Problem is, how do i do to merge those addresses in my email?
I don t feel to do it one by one lol
I know there are software who can do it but the one i found were expensive.
Do you guys know any free solution, through a freeware or another trick?


Other question, how can i write an email with a litlle video playing in the middle of the text?

Thank you very much indeed!!
Thom

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Thom
Posted: 08 November 2006 03:58 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Up..
Anubody ?
Thanks

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Mighty Matt
Posted: 08 November 2006 05:50 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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A quick google shows a few sites talking about using excel for a mail merge:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=excel+mail+merge

And about video in email:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr;=&safe=off&q=video+email

Hope they’re of a little help.

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Thom
Posted: 08 November 2006 06:52 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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thanks Mighty Matt i actually already went through all of those web sites.
I don t want to make personal letter i just want to send the same letter to everybody.
All I want is an easy alternative to turn my 1000 addresses into a groupe of address i can copy past in my email browser to avoid me to write all the address 1 by 1 with a ; between them.

THANK YOU !!!

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Mighty Matt
Posted: 09 November 2006 06:24 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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Ah, I see.

Well there are options to save excel files as CSV’s (comma separated values).  You might have to play around a little with it, but it should be possible to output a file with all the names with comma’s between them.  Then just copy/paste into the ‘To’ field of the email.

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