You can use the toolbar button in the HTML Editor to quickly insert most commonly used merge tags listed in the table below:

Field Name	Description
Member Additional Field	This is any additional information you have defined for the recipient.
Member Comment	This is any comments that exist for the recipient.
Member E-mail Address	This is the recipient's email address
Member Full Name	This is the recipient's full name.
Member List Name	This is the name of all lists the recipient is a member of on this ListManager server.
Member User ID	This is any other ID that you assigned to the recipient.

To insert a merge tag using the toolbar button

1. Click where you want to place the merge tag.
2. In the Merge Tag drop-down list, select the field you want to insert.
3. The message you were composing opens, and the merge tag is added to your message.

You can insert additional mail merge fields using the Mail Merge Fields tab on the Insert Field page. To open the Mail Merge Fields tab, click the button. For information about the fields available on this tab, see Mail merge fields

For more information about recipient names, see About Recipient Names.

1. In the HTML Editor, select the Text Message tab.
2. In the message body, click where you want the name to appear.
3. Click the  .
4. The Insert Field page opens.
5. Click in the Recipient Fields field and select Recipient's First Name from the drop-down list.
6. Click Insert
7. The message you were composing opens, and the merge tag is added to your message.

For more information about recipient names, see About Recipient Names.

About Recipient Names

By default, if a name is not specified for the recipient, their email address is merged in instead of the name. For example, if shirley@example.com did not provide a name when signing up, she sees: shirley@example.com

Alternately, you can specify the text to insert if a name for the recipient does not exist. To do so, insert a space followed by the alternate text into the merge text. For example, to insert Member into the firstname tag: Dear %%firstname Member%%

In this case, recipients without a specified first name see:

Dear Member,

Including Additional Recipient Information

Depending on which recipient fields your administrator defined, you might be able to merge additional recipient data into your content. This additional data is available on the Database Fields tab of the Insert Fields page. To insert additional data:

1. In the HTML Editor, select the Text Message or HTML Message tab.
2. In the message body, click where you want the field to appear.
3. Click .
4. The Insert Field page opens.
5. Select the Database Fields tab.
6. In the drop-down list, select the field you want to insert.
7. The available lists depend on the types of fields your administrator defined.
8. Click .
9. The merge tag is inserted into your message.

Addressing Messages to Individual Recipients

You can address the message to each individual recipient by inserting the recipient's email filed into the To: field. To do this:

1. In the HTML Editor, select the Essentials tab.
2. Click next to the To: field.
3. The Insert Field page opens.
4. In the Email addresses drop-down list, select Recipient's email address.
5. Click
6. The merge tag is inserted into the To: field.

An autoresponder is a Aurea List Manager address that automatically replies with a message. For example, you can include an autoresponder in the From: line of your message that sends unsubscribe instructions to anyone who replies to your message.

1. To insert an autoresponder into the From: field 
2. In the HTML Editor, select the Essentials tab .
3. Click next to the From: box.
4. Select the Autoresponders tab.
5. The Autoresponders tab opens.
6. In the Autoresponders: drop-down list, select the autoresponder address you want.
7. To create an autoresponder, click . For more information about autoresponders, see Utilities > Automated Messages > Autoresponders.
8. Click .
9. The autoresponder address is added to the From: field.

To insert an autoresponder into the message body

1. In the HTML Editor, select the HTML Message or Text Message tab.
2. Click where you want the autoresponder address to appear.
3. Click .
4. Select the Autoresponders tab.
5. The Autoresponders tab opens.
6. In the Autoresponders: drop-down list, select the autoresponder address you want.
7. To create an autoresponder, click . For more information about autoresponders, see Using Autoresponders.
8. Click .
9. The autoresponder address is added to your message.

More Information About Personalizing Messages

Inserting a field or a condition is the easiest way to personalize your message. For more information about message personalization and scripting, see Message Personalization and Scripting.