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{ts}Assign a unique name to each of your mailings. Select a naming convention that will help keep your mailings organized and easy to find when you want to review and compare mailing results. For example, if you do a monthly general-interest newsletter - you might use the following naming convention:{/ts}

{ts}General Monthly Newsletter: 200709{/ts}

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{ts}Determine the contacts in your database who should receive this mailing by first selecting one or more Included Groups. (Groups must be assigned the Mailing List type to be available on this screen - you can update this for an existing group from Manage Groups » Settings.){/ts}

{ts}You also have the option to Exclude some contacts from your included groups by selecting one or more Excluded Groups. Contacts who are in both groups will NOT receive the mailing (they are 'excluded').{/ts}

{ts}If you have sent other mailings - you can additionally Include (or Exclude) contacts who received those mailings. CiviCRM will eliminate any duplications so that contacts who are in an Included Group AND were recipients of an Included Mailing will only be sent one copy of this mailing.{/ts}

{ts}After you click Next - the total number of selected recipients will be displayed on the next screen. Use this as a 'reality-check' to help you confirm that you've targeted (and excluded) the desired recipients.{/ts}

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{ts}You also have the option to Exclude some contacts in your included groups by selecting on or more Excluded Groups. Contacts who are in both groups will NOT receive the mailing (they are 'excluded').{/ts}

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{ts}If you have sent other mailings - you can additionally Include (or Exclude) contacts who received those mailings. CiviCRM will eliminate any duplications so that contacts who are in an Included Group AND were recipients of an Included Mailing will only be sent one copy of this mailing.{/ts}

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{ts}If you have sent other mailings - you can additionally Include (or Exclude) contacts who received those mailings. CiviCRM will eliminate any duplications so that contacts who are in an Included Group AND were recipients of an Included Mailing will only be sent one copy of this mailing.{/ts}

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