How To Send A Letter By Email

You can send postal letters with PostalMethods by simply sending an email. This is a quick and simple guide for new users wishing to send a test letter by email.
See Email Reference for full details.

1. Download a sample PDF document. Notice how the recipient address block is located where it's visible through the envelope window once printed and folded.
2. If you have not yet done so, register as a PostalMethods developer. Registration is quick and you will be able to test PostalMethods for free. Make sure you register with an email address you have access to as you will need to send your letters from it.
3. From the same email account you used for registering, create a new email message:
1. Copy this email address into the To line: send@letter.postalmethods.com
2. Write anything in the Subject line. It will help you identify your letter in the PostalMethods control panel
3. Attach the sample PDF file you downloaded before and send the email
4. Login to the PostalMethods Control Panel using the username and password with which you registered
5. Find your letter in the activity table by the email subject you used, which is now listed under My Description
6. Click on the status icon to expend the activity line. You can see more details regarding your letter.
7. Click on the View PDF and Envelope links to get an idea of how your letter will look once it's printed and sent
8. Try sending some more email messages. Use the MS-Word template to create your own letters

Congratulations, you have sent a test letter by email! There are some limitations to sending letters by email so please read the Email Reference for full details.

Use Microsoft Word Mail Merge to generate batches of letters. Just generate multiple email messages and send them to PostalMethods. Remember, each email message will be fulfilled to a single letter. Watch Microsoft's Mail Merge Training for Word 2007 or read the Mail Merge Walk Through for Word 2002 and 2003.