Mailer Settings

• Mailer Spool Period - Type in the number of seconds between delivery attempts for new outgoing mailings.
• Mailer Batch Limit - You can limit or "throttle" email delivery by typing in the maximum number of emails sent during each CiviMail run (0 = unlimited).
• VERP Separator - Separator character used when CiviMail generates VERP (variable envelope return path) Mail-From addresses.
• Click Save to save your action or Cancel to cancel it.
• If successful you will see the message "Your changes have been saved."

Configuring Message Templates

• To configure message templates, begin at the Administer CiviCRM page.
• In the Configure section, choose Message Templates.
• You will see a list of existing templates. If no templates exist, you will see the message:

There are no Message Templates entered. You can add one.

• Click add one to create a new template.
• You can create NEW message templates or Edit, Preview, Disable or Delete EXISTING message templates using the links to the right of each template.

New Templates

• To create a NEW message template, choose >>New Message Template
• You will be taken to the New Message Template page.
• Create a Message Title for the template. This title is used to organize your messages and will not appear in the email.
• Create the Message Subject for your email. Use tokens if desired, i.e., "We need your help, Alice", where you have used the token {contact.first_name} to put recipients first names into the message subject.
• Create your Text Message and HTML Message. Include tokens to personalize your messages.
• Choose *Enabled?" to enable the message template for use.
• Click Save to save the template or Cancel to cancel.
• If successful, you will see the message:

"The Message Template "Membership Renewal Initial Message" has been saved."

Edit Messages

• Select Edit to view the Edit Template page where you can change the values for each option. Here you can also enable/disable the template by checking or unchecking the box labeled Enabled? at the bottom of the page.
• Click Save to save the template.
• If successful, you will see the message:
• The Message Template "Membership Renewal Initial Message" has been saved.

Disabling Messages

• Select Disable to temporarily disable an Existing Template. You will see the warning:

"Are you sure you want to disable this Message Template? "

• Click OK to continue or Cancel to cancel disabling the template.
• To re-enable the template, simply click on Enable.

Deleting Messages

• Select Delete to delete the template. You will be given this warning:
• Do you want to delete this message template?
• Click Delete to continue or Cancel to cancel the deletion.