Learn how to send merged e-mails using Gmail and Google Drive.

1. introducing

2. Mail Merges
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With Gmail, Google Drive & Scripts

3. Why Gmail?
●Gmail surpassed Hotmail as
the most used email system
in the world.
●Gmail Users 423 million
(June 2012)
●Reliable, secure
●2 stage authentication
●Cloud always available
●Not tied to your desktop
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4. As reported by GigaOm Oct. 31, 2012
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5. Advantages of Gmail Merge
●Free, immediate,
personalized email to
defined list
●Add name, details of
contact, as recorded in your
database spreadsheet
●Avoid mass mailing list or
self-mailing w/ BCC list

6. Ingredients
●Gmail account
●Google Drive Account
●Spreadsheet with data
properly organized
●Separate cells for each
bit of discrete
information
●Multi-tabbed browser

7. Set Up Your Mail Message
●Format your email message
●Insert merge fields as needed
to format the message
●Merge fields are set apart
with <<email>> for example.
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9. Get the Script

16. Notice you have a new menu item now that the script has been added.

17. You will have to Authorize the Script to Run

18. Authorize the Script
Then you will have
another window in which
you must select the field
with the data to run.

22. Reusing The Database
Clear flag by deleting the “Done” status message

23. Avoid
●Large Attachments
●Images that require float, or center as text will
not wrap around. This is one fly in the ointment.

24. Thank you!