Creating Newsletters » Creating a Newsletter
Creating a Newsletter
You can create either an automatic newsletter, which you schedule to send, or a manual newsletter, which you send manually.
To create a newsletter:
- Click Newsletter to navigate to the Newsletter Page.
- Click New Newsletter.

- Enter the appropriate information.


The following table describes the information you enter when you create a newsletter.
Information
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Description
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Name
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Newsletter name, which is internal to your organization and does not appear in the newsletter
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Status
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One of the following:
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Channel
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Whether to send the newsletter via e-mail or as a text message via SMS
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Type
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Whether to send the newsletter manually or automatically
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Template
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Template that provides the base formatting for the newsletter content
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Reporting Categories
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Categories to assign to the newsletter for reporting purposes
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Audience
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Target audience for the newsletter
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Suppression List
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Select the name of a list of addresses to exclude for this newsletter. Lists in the left column are suppressed; the right column lists all available suppression lists.
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Available User
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Users who can edit this newsletter
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Subject
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Text that appears as the subject of the newsletter
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Allow editing of subject
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Check this option to permit editing of the subject
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From Name
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Text that displays as the e-mail from name for the newsletter
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From Address
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Text to display as the e-mail from address for the newsletter; select the domain from the drop-down list
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Link DNS
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DNS used for links in the newsletter
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Content Mode
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Might include the following, and some additional choices, depending on your organization's configuration:
- Dual URL - Newsletter includes the content of a Web page or RSS feed
- Full Content - Newsletter content is manually entered by the editor
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HTML URL to Publish
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(Available only if you select Dual URL) News feed URL in the HTML version of the newsletter
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Text URL to Publish
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(Available only if you select Dual URL) News feed URL in the text version of the newsletter
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Allow editor to change URL
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Check this option to permit the editor to change the URL
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Text to determine an error was generated on requested page
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Expected error or not found messages generated by the URL to Publish
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e-mail address to send notification to
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Address where error notifications can be sent
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Drop Days
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Days that the newsletter is available (manual) or sent (automatic)
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Drop Time
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Time when newsletter is sent
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Proofing
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Whether to send proofs after processing, and how long to wait to send the final newsletter
Note: This feature lets you review the newsletter and take manual control if something is incorrect or you want to delay the deployment
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Proof Addresses
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e-mail addresses to receive proof of newsletter
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Send Proof addresses a sample of final mailing
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Whether to send a sample of the final newsletter to the proof addresses
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