Part 13: Mail merge

Mail merge tags allow you to customize the contents of your email messages. Lyris ListManager automatically replaces mail merge tags with the appropriate information. For example, you can personalize the greeting for each message recipient.

Where can I use mail merge tags?

You can use mail merge tags in any part of any message Lyris ListManager sends. You can use them in the headers, footers, subject line, "hello" documents... anywhere that you would like to customize your message. ListManager makes it easy to do this. When creating content, just select Insert Field when you'd like to insert a mail merge tag. If you have additional fields in your database, you'll be able to see them on the Database Fields tab and insert them into your message:



If you'd like to enter these tags in manually, here is a handy list.

	%%nameemail%% - Recipient's name and email address %%emailaddr%% - Recipient's email address %%fullname%% - Recipient's name (or email address if no name) %%firstname%% - Recipient's first name %%memberid%% - Recipient's member id %%list.name%% - List name %%site.name%% - Domain name %%email.list%% - Email address for posting to the list %%email.owner%% - List owner's email address %%email.unsub%% - Unsubscribe email address

What's next?

• Part 14: Formatting your email in HTML or text
• Return to the Getting Started main page