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# Line 20  FEATURES Line 20  FEATURES
20  -Installs Views filters for filtering nodes by OG Group and roles.  -Installs Views filters for filtering nodes by OG Group and roles.
21  -Can schedule emails for future delivery.  -Can schedule emails for future delivery.
22  -Uses messages created as HTML newsletters in Simplenews module.  -Uses messages created as HTML newsletters in Simplenews module.
23    -Allows creation of messages on the fly.
24  -Places group e-mail opt-out option in user's account.  -Places group e-mail opt-out option in user's account.
25  -Option to force e-mail opt-out.  -Option to force e-mail opt-out.
26  -Option to auto-subscribe all new signups to a newsletter.  -Option to auto-subscribe all new signups to a newsletter.
# Line 72  Admin-> Content Managment -> Newsletters Line 73  Admin-> Content Managment -> Newsletters
73    
74  Add a Newsletter type that you will use for creating newsletter issues that  Add a Newsletter type that you will use for creating newsletter issues that
75  will be used with Views Mail.  This will be referred to as your Views Mail  will be used with Views Mail.  This will be referred to as your Views Mail
76  newsletter type.  newsletter type.  Even if you will mostly send custom messages created on the
77    fly (i.e., messages entered at the time the Views Mail view is created), you must
78    still create a Views Mail newsletter type, and at least one newsletter.
79    
80  Views Mail Settings  Views Mail Settings
81  -------------------  -------------------
# Line 100  Format the subject line of emails? Line 103  Format the subject line of emails?
103      When a newsletter is created, the subject line of the resulting email      When a newsletter is created, the subject line of the resulting email
104      will be prepended with the name of the newsletter group. Simplenews      will be prepended with the name of the newsletter group. Simplenews
105      does this by default.  Uncheck this box if you want the subject of      does this by default.  Uncheck this box if you want the subject of
106      the email to only contain the title of the saved newsletter.      the email to only contain the title of the saved newsletter.  Also
107            leave this unchecked if you wish to enter the subject line of emails
108            "on the fly" (i.e., at the time you create the view to send the email).
109    
110  Create Views Mail link?  Create Views Mail link?
111    
# Line 166  details. Line 171  details.
171  USING VIEWS_MAIL  USING VIEWS_MAIL
172  ================  ================
173    
174  1. Create the message you wish to send using Simplenews.  1. Create the newsletter you wish to send using Simplenews.  Even if you intend
175       to send custom messages created on the fly (i.e., messages entered at
176       the time the Views Mail view is created), you must still create at least
177       one newsletter to use with Views Mail.
178    
179       Create Content -> Newsletter issue       Create Content -> Newsletter issue
180    
# Line 174  USING VIEWS_MAIL Line 182  USING VIEWS_MAIL
182    
183       Create Newsletter issue       Create Newsletter issue
184    
185     Save it as the newsletter type you selected for Views Mail (see "Simplenews Settings"     For "Newsletter" type select the newsletter you created for Views Mail
186     above). This means that on the node submission form in the "Newsletter:" pulldown menu,     (see "Simplenews Settings" above). This means that on the node submission
187     you select the Views Mail newsletter type you have previously created.     form in the "Newsletter:" pulldown menu,  you select the Views Mail newsletter
188       type you have previously created.
189    
190       In "Newsletter sending options", check "Don't send now".
191    
192       If you want this newsletter, or a custom message created using this newsletter,
193       sent in HTML format, you must select "html" as the "Format" in the "Newsletter
194       sending options" fieldset.
195    
196     If you have not created a Views Mail newsletter type in "Simplenews Settings", you must     If you have not created a Views Mail newsletter type in "Simplenews Settings", you must
197     first do that.  You must also save this newsletter type as the "Default Newsletter"     first do that.  You must also save this newsletter type as the "Default Newsletter"
# Line 201  USING VIEWS_MAIL Line 216  USING VIEWS_MAIL
216    
217                  Recipient name  :       Select the View field to use for the recipient's name.                  Recipient name  :       Select the View field to use for the recipient's name.
218                  Recipient email :       Select the View field to use for the recipient's email address.                  Recipient email :       Select the View field to use for the recipient's email address.
                 Subject                 :       This is automatically created from newsletter subject line.  
219                  Newsletter to                  Newsletter to
220                    send to this                    send to this
221                    group                 :       Select the Simplenews newsletter you created in Step 1 that                    group                 :       Select the Simplenews newsletter you created in Step 1 that
222                                                          contains the message you want sent.                                                          contains the message you want sent.
223    
224                  Distinct                :       Select "Yes" here. Not sure what this does.                  Subject                 :       Enter subject for this email.  Leave blank of you wish this
225                                        to be automatically created from newsletter subject line.
226                    Message                 :       Enter message for this email.  Leave blank of you wish this
227                                        to be automatically created from newsletter body.
228                    Distinct                :       Select "Yes" here. This is used to make sure the message is
229                                        sent only to distinct (non-duplicated) recipients.
230    
231                  If wish to schedule delivery of this email for a future date, you                  If wish to schedule delivery of this email for a future date, you
232                  can click on the "Schedule" link:                  can click on the "Schedule" link:
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