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Once your newsletter is ready to be sent out, you can generate that list right from the Dashboard Care section.
Send Out Physical Newsletter
- From the Dashboard, locate the To Do This Week box.
- Click the NEWSLETTER dropdown menu and then Export Physical.
Export Physical Newsletter List
- Select the CSV file to Mail Merge option to create letters, envelopes, or labels.
- Save your CSV File and perform the mail merge.
Send Out Email Newsletter
- From the Dashboard, locate the To Do This Week box.
- Click the NEWSLETTER dropdown menu button and then Export Email.
Export Email Newsletter List
- Select the Advanced CSV file option for email.
- Save your CSV File and perform the mail merge.
Connect Services: Send Out Newsletters
MPDX provides Connect Services with Google, MailChimp, PrayerLetters or ChalkLine to create and send out letters or emails.
- Click on Settings, then choose Connect Services.
- Locate External Services.
- Select the Newsletter Application of choice by clicking the Drop-down Arrow to the right.
- MPDX will redirect you to log into either MailChimp, Prayer Letters or Chalk Line.
Log Newsletter
After you have sent out a newsletter, you can log this in MPDX (recommended).
- From the Dashboard, click the NEWSLETTER dropdown menu and then Log Newsletter.
Log Newsletter Task
- Fill out the Subject, choose the Action, and Completed On date and time
- You can add any Comments.
- When finished, click Save.
Note: By logging each newsletter type you send out, MPDX will track this for you, and notate the number of days you last sent out a newsletter in Care section of the Dashboard.