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eNews Module

The eNews Module (sometimes called Newsletter module) is for any kind of email communication to your whole user database, or any part of it. You can target specific sections of your user database according to their interests, their access levels, and other parameters they choose themselves In their user profile, or that you assign to them.

Emails sent using this system can be self contained (stories built within the newsletter) or reference anything previously created on the web site such as a feature article, a media release, a calendar item, a poll or a survey.




Getting started
Click on eNews in the modules line in the banner. The eNews link will changed to a bolded state to show that it is the active module. A...




Adding eNews
When you are in the eNews Module you will see the Add eNews option. Clicking this link will take you to the window for adding the...




Editing eNews
As we have seen, editing a newsletter is very similar to editing with the Content Module. You can add any number of text blocks with links...




Adding articles
On the Edit eNews line you will see three more options which allow you to have stories that appear in your eNews. Stories display to the...




Adding Content Items
On the Edit eNews line choose the Add content item link. This will take you to a search window so you can choose which content item...




Adding Calendar Items
On the Edit eNews line choose the Use event item link. This will take you to a search window so you can choose which calendar item...




Sending Options - BE CAREFUL!
When setting the Sending options be careful. If you have a large database of registered users, you could send an incomplete, or inappropriate...




Be patient after initiating mailout
The mailout process takes place on the screen in front of your eyes, 15 email addresses at a time, so you can watch the progress. DO NOT quit...




The Log - or, did my mailout work?
One often hears this question, so we added a feature (Log), which draws data from the mailserver responsible for the mailout process. This...




What eNews recipients see
Each eNews gets delivered to the recipients in the form of an html (formatted) email. This simply means that it looks more like a web page than an...