How to Use Mail for Sage – Part 1

Source Manager of Mail for Sage with Tools and Filtered Data
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  • First Look on Source Manager of Mail for Sage

Mail for Sage is extremely simplified. It make the program easy to operate for everybody. When you install run it, the Source Manager window is going to appear and let you connect to the Sage database. When application will connect successfully it is going to display records of customers or vendors. The type of records is depending on you own choice. It will remember you last selection of data group but it is necessary that the first choice you are going to make manually using [Data] button. [Data] button is part of the Menu Bar

You can use the Menu Connect -> Open Session and Connect -> Open Company buttons in order to activate the connection to Sage.

Using Menu for Management of Connection with the Sage
Using Menu for Management of Connection with the Sage

The alternative option is the Batch button being probably more convenient. It is located in the Toolbar below the Menu Bar. It is automatically step by step connecting to the Sage and then consequently to the Business. Most of all it is operating until the application is going to successfully display the data in the Grid View (Tables)

Button on the Toolbar that activates the batch process
Batch Connect and load Data from the Sage

In order to create and send the newsletter first the Data Source has to be created in the Source Manager. However, if you open the source manager for the first time make sure that the Word Add-in is activated.

AcMailSender is Add-in that is installed in MS Word. Is going to help you send the e-mails or print final documents with or without personalized envelops. The Add-in is creating the ribbon named Mail For Sage that is located on the top of Word beside all other ribbons.

Add-in requires activation from Data Source Manager

Word with Mail for Sage tab of Add-in
Word with Mail for Sage tab of Add-in
  • Activate the Mail for Sage MS Word Add-in
Mail for Sage disabled Add-in requires activation
Disabled Add-in requires activation

In order to activate Add-in first you have to click [Help] button located on the Menu bar. Next click the [Add-in Activation] button. You will find it on the bottom of the list that [Add-in Activation] button is going to respectfully display below.

Add-in Activation Interface Load
Load Add-in Activation Interface

Furthermore it will open the Activation interface where you have two options.

Mail for Sage - Add-in Activation window before setting the Trail
Add-in Activation window before setting the Trail
Mail For Sage - This is how you set the Trail
This is how you set the Trail
  • First of all you have to click the [Trail] button. This action will activate the Add-in for first 14 days no questions asked.
  • Finally, the second part of the trail requires the code that can be obtained by e-mail.

You don’t have to send any information to us in order to activate the second part of trail. We need at most the ID of the Application that is in the primary window that is opening everytime you load the application.

There images below are showing you how to get the Application ID.

Mail For Sage - Click Activate Button
Click Activate Button
On Mail For Sage Check Activate Offline Checkbox
Check Activate Offline Checkbox
On Mail For Sage Copy the application ID
Copy the Application ID and send by E-mail
Mail For Sage - three steps on single Image
Here are the three steps on single Image
Add-in Activation Interface
Add-in Activation Interface

You need to send a copy of that number and if you qualify you receive the second part of the trail otherwise, you will have to buy the subscription. You don’t need separate subscription for Add-in. The subscription for the Mail for Sage is the only that you require

Finally, when you buy the subscription for Mail for Sage you will receive the activation code for add-in. Only this time you need to send the confirmation of the purchase.

More about how to buy and install subscription you will find in Part 2

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