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If your customer record has an e-mail address you can send e-mail directly within EQ, or by using the supported e-mail programs Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail.

 

Ensure your e-mail has been setup in Tools > Customise > Email settings

 

Send Individual Emails

 

You can send e-mails individually either with the use of a template, or as a plain e-mail.

 

1.Open the customer window
 

2.Locate a customer
 

3.Click the email Email button
 

4.The To field will already be completed with the customer's e-mail address
If you click Email when you are on the customer screen the default e-mail address is used.
If you go to the Contacts tab and click on an additional contact, the e-mail for that contact will be used.
 

5.You can add further recipients by clicking To or CC and selecting from the additional contacts on this customer.
 

6.Enter a Subject
 

7.Click Attachments to add files located on your hard drive.
 

8.Enter the main text of the e-mail.
Full HTML e-mail is supported so you can embed pictures, tables and change font properties.

 

email pic

When embedding a picture you can either:

 

Insert web image to link to a picture already on the Internet e.g. on your website
Insert local image to use a picture on your computer.

 
9. Click Send and the e-mail will be sent. An entry will be added to the customer's Communication tab.

 

See also:

Email Templates

Bulk Send Email