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  1. Archiving Messages

    Archiving controls how your PoliteMail data is archived and cached. Users can manually update metric reports by clicking the Update button at the top of the report. Automatic updating is determined by your Report update intervals.  PoliteMa...
  2. How does PoliteMail calculate Reading Time and Grade Level in Metrics Reports?

    A section of your Email Metrics calculates the estimated time it will take to read your message. PoliteMail also uses Microsoft Word tools to calculate  readability scores using the Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level tests ...
  3. Adding, Editing, and Deleting Smart Attachments

    PoliteMail’s Smart Attachment feature is a great way to keep your email message size down by hosting attachments on PoliteMail’s server, versus using Outlook’s Add Attachment feature. These attachments can also be measured and reported on. Examp...
  4. Adding Personalization to a Message

    Draft a new message, then select  PoliteMail > Personalization and choose the field you want to insert. The field text is inserted into your message and the data will be replaced (merged) when you Send . When you choose a personalization field...
  5. Adding Images to a Message

    For information on inserting images in PoliteMail Online, click here . Your browser does not support HTML5 video. To keep your email size small and fast, we recommend you use PoliteMail's Add Image feature rather than embedding or attachi...
  6. Adding Calendar Invites to a Tracked / Measured Message

    This applies to PoliteMail v. 4.5 - 4.8. For v.4.9+, you can use the Appointment Tracking feature. To insert an Outlook calendar Meeting invite as a Smart Attachment: Open your Outlook Calendar > New Meeting . Add all details: d...
  7. Adding an Animated GIF to PoliteMail

    PoliteMail supports adding animated GIFs to Outlook emails, however, animated GIFs are not supported in Outlook 2007-2016. Here is a handy reference chart that shows which Email Clients support animated GIFs. Email Client Animated GIFs Supporte...
  8. Adding a Simple Survey or Poll

    PoliteMail's feedback options include Open Visibility, ratings, and questions for simple polls. This article will discuss the rating, yes no maybe, and multiple choice options.  If you get an error saying "open visibility is not supported with...
  9. How Does Measurement (Tracking) Work?

    PoliteMail, like all email marketing software, uses standard web-page image beacon to determine opens. Email open measurement  is the result of the recipient displaying the images within the email. It is the image referenced from the PoliteMail Ser...
  10. Templates Or Messages Not Holding Font Styling

    If you are using Outlook 2016 with PoliteMail you may notice that certain font style revisions  such as font size, bold/italic or font color may not hold within your templates or email messages. These same messages may view as revised   on sy...