In order to create a new newsletter, choose option “Newsletter Manger” from the “Tools” menu.
Figure 708: Creating a Newsletter (step 1/6)
The following screen will be displayed.
Figure 709: Creating a Newsletter (step 2/6)
The following parameters are available inside this screen:
Newsletter title – field for entering the newsletter title
Content – text area for entering the contents of your newsletter
Note: you can use WYSIWYG editor in order to format the layout of the newsletter according to your preferences
After setting the desired parameters, click on the "Save” button and the list with the defined newsletters will be displayed again.
Figure 710: Creating a Newsletter (step 3/6)
The following options are available inside this screen:
Preview – option for viewing the layout of the newsletter prior to sending it
Lock – newsletter has to be locked before sending; click on this button in order to enable the “send” button
Click on the “lock” button in order to lock the newsletter and continue the procedure of creating and sending newsletter. The following screen will be displayed.
Figure 711: Creating a Newsletter (step 4/6)
The “send” button will appear. Click on the “send” button in order to send a newsletter you have just locked and the following screen will be displayed.
Figure 712: Creating a Newsletter (step 5/6)
This is the screen informing you about how many recipients there are for the newsletter and you can also see the layout. Click on the “send” button and “osCommRess” will begin sending newsletter.
Figure 713: Creating a Newsletter (step 6/6)
You will be able to monitor the progress of sending the newsletter. Once it has been finished, the confirmation message “Finished sending e-mails” will be displayed. Click on the “back” button to return to the page with the list of newsletters.
Figure 714: Newsletter successfully sent
This newsletter will
now have the successfully sent icon displayed.