pdfMachine merge

Creates and sends batches of personalized emails with personalized PDF attachments.

pdfMachine merge will insert the personalized details from a data source into your template to create individual, personalized emails and PDFs in bulk.

You no longer need to manually create these emails and attach the PDFs yourself.

pdfMachine merge is a utility that is licensed with pdfMachine ultimate

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The email body and PDF attachments for all of the emails have the same layout, however parts of the content are customized for the individual email. Data is automatically transferred from a data source such as Excel into a template producing a personalized PDF attachment to an email.

For example

  • each email can refer to the recipient by name
  • the attached PDF can have individual statement information, with line items
  • each PDF can have an individual password
  • an email can have multiple personalized PDFs attached
Read about more of the powerful features of pdfMachine merge here.

More features

Features

Speed

pdfMachine merge is fast. Much faster than using Word to do a merge. This makes a big difference when you have a large number of emails to send.

Rows to Emails methods

pdfMachine merge is highly configurable, allowing the rows in the data source to represent

  • emails
  • pages in an attachment
  • attachments in an email
  • line items in an attachment

Read more about configuring pdfMachine merge here.

Variable number of PDF attachments

pdfMachine merge can be configured to send emails with no attachments, one attachment or multiple attachments in each email. Multiple personalized PDFs can be dynamically created and attached to a single email. Existing files can also be attached. Or a mix of existing files and generate files can be attached.

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Attach existing PDFs

PDF files that you already have can also be attached to the email.

The same file can be attached to all emails by entering a direct path name.

See Example

The file can be different for each email (using a merge field to designate the file name).

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Existing PDFs can be password protected or have a stamp/watermark applied to them.

See Example

Upload email attachments to Google Drive or Broadgun Servers

Sometimes you might not want to embed the attachments in the email, just send a link. This cuts down on email size and may increase deliverability. For details, please read: Email attachment upload.

Save the profile for next time

Multiple profiles can be created. Profile settings are saved making it easy to come back to the profile later. e.g. you might have one merge profile for a monthly statement you send out and another for an annual mail out.

History

A history of merges performed is maintained - making it easy to find emails you have previously sent.

Personalized security

PDF security can be set for both static (existing) and dynamically generated attachments. Each PDF attachment can have its own security settings by using a merge field as the password. e.g. a password specific to a recipient.

See Example

Formatting

Powerful formatting capabilities of merge fields.

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HTML email

The email body is produced using a WYSIWYG HTML editor making it easy to create good looking emails yet providing you with the power of HTML. Read here for more information on HTML emails.