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File-Configure

Use this option to set up WorldMerge to communicate with your Internet mail account.

Real Name	Your name or your business name.  This appears in the recipient's "From" box.
Return Address	Your email address goes here.
SMTP Server	Your Internet Service Provider's mail server.  (Example  mailrelay.ispname.com)  Consult with your ISP to get this information.
Logging	Enable or disable WorldMerge auto logging.  Mail results are saved as a file project.log that lists a history of each send operation to all addressees.


File-Exit

Exits WorldMerge.


File-New

Create a new mail merge project.  When you select New, the Wizard is invoked to set up the new project.


File-Open

Open an existing WorldMerge project.


File-Save
File-Save / Save As

Saves the current project.  The message is saved in its original file.  If you typed in a new message, the message is saved as a text (txt) file.  The project status including the message send status and list selections is saved as a PRH file.  The project itself is saved as a PRJ file.  The PRJ file contains reference information for all files involved in the project.


Help About
Help About WorldMerge

Display WorldMerge release information.


Help Contents

Display this help file.


How to Send Email

Start WorldMerge, Wizard launches.

Select New to enter message manually.

Select Existing to specify external text file.

Select database type and filename.

Select field name with Internet email address.

(field names are specified in first text line in database).

Select whether to launch help file automatically.

Bring up the File-Configure dialog and set up mail connectivity parameters.

In needed, type in the text message.

Optional: enter merge fields in the message
with Merge Field icon in toolbar.

Optional: select or unselect names from the mailing list.

Select Message-Send or press the Send icon

in the toolbar to start the mailing operation.

If needed, you can pause the operation with Message Pause.


List-Clear Status

Clears the status flags (check marks) that appear in the status field to the left of the entries in the mailing list display and reset the index of sent messages to zero.  Be sure you are ready to clear the status flags.  If you have sent mail to a portion of the mailing list and paused with the Pause Send command, then do a Clear Status, you will not easily be able to mail to the remaining portion of the list (without manually examining the log and rebuilding your mailing list).


List-Select All

Selects and highlights all entries in the mailing list.


List-Select on Query

You can select mailing list entries based on a query you configure in this dialog.


List-Unselect All

Unselects all entries in the mailing list database.


Message-Attach

Attaches an external file to the message.


Message-Pause

If you select Message-Pause or press the Pause Send icon in the toolbar, the mailing operation is halted.  You can resume the mailing operation by again selecting Message-Send or pressing the Start Send icon in the toolbar.


Message-Send

Initiate the mailing process.  You must be dialed in or otherwise connected to the Internet and have an active Winsock connection.  WorldMerge sends the message to each of the selected addressees, one at a time.  Merge fields in the message are replaced with the corresponding fields from the mailing list database file.  Note that a valid Internet Post Office must be set up with the File-Configure option.  As each message is sent, a check mark appears in the status field to the left of each addressee in the mailing list display.


Toolbar

	New = Create a new project Open = Open an existing project Save = Saves current project Insert Merge Field = Places merge field in message Attach = Attach external file to mail message Start Send = Start or resume mailing operation Pause Send = Halt mail operation


View Status Bar

Enable or disable display of the WorldMerge status bar.


View-Toolbar

Enable or disable display of the WorldMerge toolbar.


Windows Ops
Edit Operations

These windows Edit operations affect only the text message window.

Undo	Undo last edit
Cut	Cut text
Copy	Copy text
Paste	Paste text


World Merge Reference

Tutorial

How to Send Email

File New Open Save / Save As Configure Exit Edit Undo Cut Copy Paste Contact: PEAK Solutions thmatson@csn.net	Message Send Pause Attach List Select All UnSelect All Select on Query Clear Status	View Toolbar Status Bar Help Contents About World Merge Reference Toolbar