2. QuickStart

- Go to "NewsLetter"'s preferences.
- If you check the first checkbox, before you send your HTML messages NewsLetter will check for invalid image links (typically those whose URL is relative).

NOTE: you can read tool tips for any item in NewsLetter.

- If you check "Validate recipients", when you add recipients NewsLetter will look for and ignore invalid email addresses (duplicate ones and those not containing both a "@" and a ".").
- The "from" field is the mail address which will see the recipient of your message. Basically, your email address or the address where your recipient should redirect his reply.
- Now, you should know how-to configure the rest of preferences (fill the info you need to communicate with your email server). If you don't, take a look the the third step: Setup Newsletter.

- Return to the main window.
- Drop onto the "recipients" field a plain text file containing a comma-delimited list of email addresses or type them by hand (or use the "Special" menu to grab the addresses from the Address Book, Entourage's address book or from a FileMaker database). You can also use the "Special" menu to filter the added addresses (eg, "delete any address which does not contain .mac")
- Create the subject and body of your message (you can drop a plain-text file onto the body fields for "plain text" and "html", or grab the HTML from your browser using the "Special" menu).
- Now, click the "Preview" button or use the menu with the same name under the "Special" menu.
- If you need it, you can now customize both the subject and the body. If you don't need it, you are done. Otherwise, read the fourth step: Use Newsletter.