Lyris Tutorial

To create a list with many members,

1. Click on the Home tab.

2. Click on "View" (under Members)

3. (A.) Click on the Down Arrow
4. (B.) Highlight "Create many new members."
5. (C.) Click "Go"


6. Click inside the Email Addresses box and add the email addresses of the people you want on the list, one email address per line. When you are done, click the Save button in the lower right corner.

Create New Mailing :

7. Now your ready to create a new mailing. Click on "New" under Mailing

 

8. Edit the Mailing Name field. This name is not seen by message recipients, so label the mailing in a way that will help you to identify it later. 70 characters are allowed in the Mailing Name field.

9. Edit the From: field. By default, your email address will appear there.

10. In the To: field you don't need to add anything. The %%nameemail%% will merge the name and email address of the recipient/s in the list you created.

11. In the Subject: add a subject people will recognize is a legitimate email.

12. In the Text message box: add your message, you can use plain text or you can type in HTML if you would like.

13. Click Save and Test to see what your message will look like. Or, click save. You'll be taken to the Mailings: Need Approval, where you can send, test, schedule, copy, or delete the content you just created.

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NOTE: You can send emails with attachments to the list by emailing:
[yourlistname]@[yourlyrisaddress]. Depending on the settings of your list, only list administrators will be allowed to email the complete list, and approval may be required.
You can also include a link in your site to let people subscribe to your list. The format of the link should be:
http://ls.[yourlyrissite].com/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=[lyrislistname]