I've used the MS Word method successfully, but would add a couple more tips: it works best when set to output HTML format rather than plain text; and most importantly, the 'Complete Merge' section of the process is very complete - the emails are sent out without further warning, which was a surprise to me!
Best, David David Elvins University of California, Berkeley Lab Manager for Inez Fung, Carbon-Climate Interactions Group 395 McCone #4767 Berkeley, CA 94720-4767 Tel: (510) 643-8336 From: Russell Connacher <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 11:21 AM To: Devin P Richards <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Micronet] Mail Merge for Email on Mac MS Word for Mac also can merge to email (rather than to a document). The caveat is that you have to set your default mail app to Outlook. Best, Russ On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Devin P Richards <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm attempting to find a solution to emailing a large list of individuals > (applicants to a program) with individual emails. I'm trying to avoid a mail > template service such as mail chimp or the such. > > I've been exploring mail merge solutions in google apps, but those appear to > be blocked by bmail. Does any know of or have experience or resources for a > method or application that can send unique emails - addressed to each > individual - en mass? > > Many thanks, > Devin > > Devin P Richards > Cal Teach // Math for America Berkeley > Berkeley Science and Math Initiative > 475 Evans Hall > p: (510) 643-3813 <tel:%28510%29%20643-3813> // f: (510) 643-2261 > <tel:%28510%29%20643-2261> > w: http://bsmi.berkeley.edu <http://bsmi.berkeley.edu/> > > <https://twitter.com/CalTeachUCB> <https://www.facebook.com/CalTeach> > <https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=6528362&trk=anet_ug_hm> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the > list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these > messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, > and people who have known you in the past. > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the > [email protected] list. > -- Russell Connacher Architecture, Platforms, and Integration, IST, UC Berkeley 2111 Bancroft Way, rm 513, Berkeley, CA 94720-4880 510-452-7159 [email protected] 2850 Telegraph Ave., Suite 600 Berkeley, CA 94720-4910 (campus mail) Berkeley, CA 94705-1192 (US mail) http://sisproject.berkeley.edu <http://sisproject.berkeley.edu/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please visit the Micronet Web site: http://micronet.berkeley.edu Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the [email protected] list.
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