Mail merge allows you to place text into your site that is unique for each member of your email list. Besides, Email Address, First Name, Last Name your email lists can have any number of custom fields. If your list is uploaded with an Excel spreadsheet you can add additional columns for the custom fields. If your list is collected using an online form, all the fields in your form will become custom fields for email marketing purposes.
To make a custom field appear for mail merge marketing when it's created with a form, you will need to submit the form once.
To make a custom field appear for mail merge marketing when it's create with a spreadsheet you will need to upload the spreadsheet.
These operations only work inside of a message page.
- Place the cursor at the location in your page where you want the merge field.
- Select EMAIL | Insert Mail Merge Field
- Select one of the fields from the list presented in the dialog box (figure 1).
- Click OK to insert the field. The mail merge field will appear in your document like figure 2. When you send the message the merge fields will be replaced with that data in the mail list for the recipient.
- Click on the merge field you want to remove. It will turn blue.
- Select EMAIL | Remove Mail Merge Field.
- You will be asked to confirm (figure 3). Press Yes to complete the operation or No to abort and leave the field in tact.