Use contact's first name in email to distribution list

[cyberzork]

How do you use a contact’s first name in the body of the email when mailing to a distribution list?

This might help you.

You could eg: use the Send as Mass Mail option “using Variables in the body of the emails” to then send individualised messages “with the persons name” as per @Gary links below.

Mail Merge Feature before I buy?

It is available while you are still in the evaluation mode. Create a message, and add all the recipients. When you are ready to send, click the down-arrow in the Send button and choose Send as Mass Mail. This will send a message to each recipient separately. If you have added variables in the message, they will be replaced from data from the Contact details you have for that recipient. So you may have: Hello {Given Name} That will be replaced by: Hello Michael (or whatever the contact’s fi…

Mail Merge Feature before I buy?

You can find the variables by composing a new message, and then by right-click, choosing Insert > Variable. Other than the date options, these will be replaced by data from the contact you have for the recipient when you click on Send. [image]