Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
Hello Leonard, Thursday, December 17, 2015, 9:01:06 PM, you wrote: LSB> I have groups defined in my address book as well. When I want to LSB> send main to a group, I light the name of the group and single LSB> click other paper and quill icon. That brings up a new email What you seem to be doing is creating a new email (rather than a template). If that is the case, fields like %TOFNAME can't be processed. Rather than your approach try this. First of all create a template in the account you want the message to be sent from. Then, with the group highlighted, go to File --> New --> Mass Mailing Using Template Choose your Template (assuming you have one) and then decide: Put in Outbox Open in Editor Save as draft To test it, "Open in Editor". I almost always Open in Editor so I can modify if necessary. That particularly is the case with first names such as wanting to address Leonard as Len and the like. I think you'll find this a much smoother approach. Or at least, it fits my style like a glove. -- Best regards, Richardmailto:the...@newmangroup.com === Using The Bat! v7.1.2.0 (Christmas Edition) on Windows 7 6 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
On Friday, December 18, 2015, 10:39:46 AM, Richard Newman (tbudl@thebat.dutaint.com) wrote: > Rather than your approach try this. > First of all create a template in the account you want the message to > be sent from. > Then, with the group highlighted, go to File --> New --> Mass Mailing Using > Template >Choose your Template (assuming you have one) and then decide: >Put in Outbox >Open in Editor >Save as draft > To test it, "Open in Editor". I almost always Open in Editor so I can > modify if necessary. That particularly is the case with first names > such as wanting to address Leonard as Len and the like. > I think you'll find this a much smoother approach. Or at least, it > fits my style like a glove. OK, I will give it a try, but I will have to wait until next week. Does this suggestion depend on the use of an editor like Notebook or MS Word or just the editor in TheBat. I always use the latter and cannot imagine something else. Leonard -- Leonard S. Berkowitz Using The Bat! v5.2.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
Hello Leonard, Friday, December 18, 2015, 2:18:21 PM, you wrote: LSB> MS Word or just the editor in TheBat. I always use the latter and LSB> cannot imagine something else. You just use the Editor in TB. When you are using that editor most of the available Macros (like %TOFNAME) will appear in a "Macros" drop-down menu for insertion. I can't imagine how you have created templates in the past. I certainly think you should find this very easy. Good luck! -- Best regards, Richardmailto:the...@newmangroup.com === Using The Bat! v7.1.2.3 (BETA) on Windows 7 6 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
On Friday, December 18, 2015, 4:13:40 PM, Richard Newman (tbudl@thebat.dutaint.com) wrote: > You just use the Editor in TB. When you are using that editor most of > the available Macros (like %TOFNAME) will appear in a "Macros" > drop-down menu for insertion. Right. I am familiar with all of this > I can't imagine how you have created templates in the past. I > certainly think you should find this very easy. right click on the group name and select properties. Leonard -- Leonard S. Berkowitz Using The Bat! v5.2.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10:33:06 AM, you (tbudl@thebat.dutaint.com) wrote: > I certainly think so or I wouldn't have suggested it. Hope you tried > by now to see if it works or not. It didn't work or perhaps I did not understand what you meant. I put %TOFNAME in the body of the template for the group. When I initiated a new message for the group, the name of the group appeared in the body of the message. I did not go any further. Here is the group new message template: ידידות וידידים %TOFNAME %Subject="לקראת הפשט של החומש" %TO="" %BCC="P'shat_on_the_Pentateuch " %CURSOR -- אריה ברקוביץ %REPLYADDR Using The Bat! %TheBatVersion %WindowsPlatformName %WindowsMajorVersion.%WindowsMinorVersion Build %WindowsBuildNumber %WindowsCSDVersion There are two lines in Hebrew that may not display correctly on your computer. Ignore them. Thanks, Leonard -- Leonard S. Berkowitz Using The Bat! v5.2.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
Hello Leonard, Thursday, December 17, 2015, 2:48:29 PM, you wrote: LSB> It didn't work or perhaps I did not understand what you meant. I put LSB> %TOFNAME in the body of the template for the group. When I initiated I was not aware that there is a "group" mail function. When I send to a group, it is usually a group that I defined as a group in the addressbook (where people can belong to one or more groups). As such, when I do a mass mailing to a group Dear %TOFNAME, inserts the first name of each person. Hope that helps. -- Best regards, Richardmailto:the...@newmangroup.com === Using The Bat! v7.1.2.0 (Christmas Edition) on Windows 7 6 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
On Thursday, December 17, 2015, 6:18:13 PM, Richard Newman (tbudl@thebat.dutaint.com) wrote: > I was not aware that there is a "group" mail function. I have groups defined in my address book as well. When I want to send main to a group, I light the name of the group and single click other paper and quill icon. That brings up a new email note. I have the list defined in the bcc field: line_name > When I send to a group, it is usually a group that I defined as a > group in the addressbook (where people can belong to one or more > groups). > As such, when I do a mass mailing to a group > Dear %TOFNAME, > inserts the first name of each person. I will try that again, but as I wrote earlier, the %TOFNAME come up as the name of the group, not each group member in turn. Thanks, Leonard -- Leonard S. Berkowitz Using The Bat! v5.2.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10:33:06 AM, you (tbudl@thebat.dutaint.com) wrote: > I certainly think so or I wouldn't have suggested it. Hope you tried > by now to see if it works or not. Will do Thanks. Leonard -- Leonard S. Berkowitz Using The Bat! v5.2.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
Hello Leonard, Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 10:34:06 PM, you wrote: >> %TOFNAME should do the trick. LSB> That simple? For a group? I certainly think so or I wouldn't have suggested it. Hope you tried by now to see if it works or not. -- Best regards, Richardmailto:the...@newmangroup.com === Using The Bat! v7.1.2.0 (Christmas Edition) on Windows 7 6 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Personalized salutation in names on a group list
I use "list_name " in the template for a group. Right now, I have the salutation hard-coded in the template for the group. Is there a way of personalizing the salutation for each recipient so that instead of everyone being addressed as "Friends," the salutation in the individual messages would vary based on, say, the first name in the address book? 1st recipient: Dear Henry: 2nd recipient: Dear Barbara: etc. Thanks. -- Leonard S. Berkowitz Using The Bat! v5.2.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
Hello Leonard, Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 5:00:29 PM, you wrote: LSB> the salutation in the individual messages would vary based on, LSB> say, the first name in the address book? %TOFNAME should do the trick. -- Best regards, Richardmailto:the...@newmangroup.com === Using The Bat! v7.1.2.0 (Christmas Edition) on Windows 7 6 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Personalized salutation in names on a group list
On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 5:51:17 PM, Rick Newman (tbudl@thebat.dutaint.com) wrote: > %TOFNAME should do the trick. That simple? For a group? Leonard -- Leonard S. Berkowitz Using The Bat! v5.2.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
