How do I enter my recipient's emails into my event?

There are multiple ways to enter your recipients into your event. All recipients added to your event will be added to your address book.

ENTER ONE ADDRESS AT A TIME - In the MAIN INFORMATION screen, enter one email at a time and click "ADD". The address will appear in a box below the fields after you press ADD. Then, press SEND.

CUT & PASTE SEVERAL ADDRESSES - Click the "PASTE MULTIPLE" button and a pop-up window will appear. Copy your email addresses from your Excel file or other file. Then, select the radio button next to how your addresses are separated: Separated by commas, semicolons or line breaks. When finished, click ADD and wait for all of the emails to be imported into the Email Address List on the event.

SEND TO ADDRESS ALREADY IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK FROM A PREVIOUS EVENT - If you already have an address book in Sendo, you can check the box that reads "Use My Entire Address Book". Or to send to certain people in your address book, on the MAIN INFO screen click ADDRESS BOOK. A pop up box will appear. If you can't find it, look behind an open browser window. Check the people that you want to send to > click ADD SELECTED TO EVENT and wait for all of the emails to be imported into the Email Address List on the events main info screen.

I HAVE AN Excel SPREAD SHEET - If you have an XL spreadsheet with your addresses, you can COPY and PASTE them into the system by clicking on the PASTE MULTIPLE button.

• Open your file in Excel.
• Select the column with email addresses.
• Copy the information in the column.
• Go the the Main Info Screen of your event (MY SENDOMATIC > EDIT EVENT).
• Click the "PASTE MULTIPLE" button and a pop-up window will appear.
• Put your cursor in the window.
• Paste.
• Make SURE all of the the addresses are all valid email addresses only. No names or other characters.
• Select Line Break.
• Click Add.
• Wait for all of the emails to be imported into the Email Address List on the event.

Or, you can save your Excel sheet as a .csv file and import it into your address book. To do this:

• Open your Excel file.
• Go to File > Save As.
• In the "Save As Type" pull down select "CSV".
• Save the files.
• Go to your Address Book.
• Go to Import > Browse.
• Go to File > Import.

EXPORT FROM OUTLOOK EXPRESS

• Open your Microsoft Outlook Express program.
• Go to File > Export > Address Book.
• Click Text File (Comma Separated Value) and click Export.
• Name the file, then click Next.
• Put a check next to E-mail Address ONLY.
• Click Finish.
• On the main info screen, click Address Book.
• Click Import.
• Click Broswe.
• Find your .csv file.
• Click Import.

EXPORT FROM OUTLOOK

• In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
• Click Export to a file, and then click Next.
• Click Comma Separated Values (Windows), and then click Next.
• In the folder list, click the Contacts folder, and then click Next.
• Browse to the folder where you want to save the contacts as a .csv file.
• Type a name for the exported file, and then click OK.
• Click Next.
• Click Finish.
• On the main info screen, click Address Book.
• Click Import.
• Click Browse.
• Find your .csv file.
• Click Import.

I HAVE A .CSV FILE - If you have a .CVS file with your addresses, you can import the files into your address book and then add the recipients from your address book to your event. Go to MAIN INFO > ADDRESS BOOK > IMPORT.

If you just want to import email addresses, create a CSV file with ONE COLUMN of email addresses. Do not use a header or title on your column:

If you want to import names, email addresses and phone numbers, create a CSV file with THREE or FOUR COLUMNS - first name, second name, email address, then phone number. Do not use headers or titles on your columns. If you are adding a family or a couple, use the first column and leave the second column blank. If a phone number is included in the fourth column, a SMS text message will be sent as well as an email to the recipient.

IMPORT FROM GMAIL

To import your addresses from Gmail, go to ADDRESS BOOK > IMPORT > IMPORT FROM GMAIL. Click 'Import from Gmail > Select your Gmail Account > Select the contacts you wish to import. Click SUBMIT. Note: if you select the radio button at the bottom that says APPEND TO EXISTING ENTRIES, it will add your selected contacts to your address book. If you select the radio button that says DELETE EXISTING ENTRIES, all of your existing entries in your address book and any events that you have will be deleted. It is not advised to use this setting unless you are certain you want all past records removed. 

GROUPS
You can separate your contacts into groups. This is especially helpful for people who send out multiple types of events each year, where each event has a different set of recipients.

To create a group:

• Login to your Sendomatic account and then click on the "Use My Address Book" link to the left.
• Click on the "Groups" tab at the top.
• Type in the name for your first group into the blank text field. Click SAVE. Your new group should appear below.
• Repeat step 3 until you have all the groups you need.
• For each group, click the white ADD/REMOVE CONTACTS button.
• Add contacts from the "My Contacts" box on the left by highlighting them then clicking the white ADD button. This will move them to the box on the right, adding them to the group you have specified. Repeat until all contacts are added, then click the orange SAVE button at the bottom.
  NOTE: You must have all of your recipients already entered into your address book. If you need to add contacts, first please go to the "Add A Contact" tab. Only once a contact has been added to the address book, can it be added to a group.
• To send to a group, click on Edit Event (from your main Sendomatic account page), scroll down to the "Sending Options" area, then click "Select addresses from my Address Book."
• In the resulting pop-up window, open the pull-down menu in the lower right area titled "Select a group to display." Choose the group you want to send to.
• With that group's contacts now displayed, you can either select individual contacts or click the "select all" link at the bottom of the list.
• With your contacts selected, click the orange ADD SELECTED TO EVENT button.