Data File Characteristics

Mail List Contents

• Your mail list must contain a header record containing at least 5 header fields.  (A field is one element of a record.  A record is a group of related fields.)  Header fields identify each element of your address records (i.e., Name, Address, City, State, ZIP).  The header record must be the first record in the table/list.

• Your mail list must contain at least one address record.  There is no limit, however, to the number of address records in your mail list.

• Microsoft Excel:  There may be no carriage returns in any field of the spreadsheet.

Mail List Supported Application Versions

• Microsoft^® Excel 95, 97, or 2000

Mail List Text/Graphics

• There may be no linked text or graphics in a mail list.  This restriction applies to both source and destination objects.

Mail List Merge Data

• If you are uploading a merge document, you should test the merge prior to uploading.  Merge fields in documents should exactly match corresponding elements in your mail list.

Mail List Protection

• Please do not upload password-protected mail list files, as they cannot be opened and processed by the system.