Contacts & Subscribers
                        
                            Getting started with your contacts
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                    Getting started with your contacts
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                                    Contact DetailsEvery email address collected in your account has its own contact details section that can be linked to more than one group. To access a subscriber's contact details, go to the Contacts menu, research… 
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                                    Contacts typeIn this article: What are the different types of contacts? Contacts consent expiration Types of contacts There are 4 types of contacts: Subscribed contacts Unsubscribed contacts Incorrect addresses Deleted… 
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                                    Create contactsThere are several ways to add contacts. You can either: create a single contact (manually add contacts, one at a time) Learn how > import a contact list Learn how > Before importing your contacts, look… 
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                                    Searching contactsWhat type of contact are you searching for? Subscriber Unsubscribed, deleted or incorrect adresses Search for a subscriber Click on the "Contacts" menu. Enter the email adress you are searching for in… 
                        
                            Add contacts
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                    Add contacts
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                                    Create a single contactIn this article: Learn how to add a single contact Frequently asked questions If you only have one or a few contacts to add in your account, this option is the more appropriate. Learn how Click the Add… 
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                                    Export contacts from your email softwareHow to export your contacts from: Gmail Yahoo mail Outlook Apple mail If you use Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo Mail or any other external service to read and write your emails and want to import the contacts… 
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                                    Prepare your contact list for importLearn how to prepare your contact file and its data to quickly add them to your account. 
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                                    Import a contact listImporting is the fastest way to add multiple contacts simultaneously. Follow our tutorial to learn how. 
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                                    How to import your contacts from MailChimpTo transfer your contacts from MailChimp to your account, you'll first need to export your lists to a CSV file. You'll be able to use this file to import them into your account. Here is the procedure… 
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                                    Frequent problems while importing and invalid linesIf you have invalid lines during your import, click on the number on the right of "Invalid lines" in the importation report to export them in a Excel file. The Excel report includes the number of the… 
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                                    Tips to resolve common problems in Excel related to importIn this article: Convert data separated by commas or semi colons Transpose data in Excel Split names in Excel Standardize first and last names of your members Use the "Search and Replace" function to… 
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                                    Problems with displaying accents while importing your contacts.You just imported a list of contacts and, to your horror, you notice that the accents have been replaced by special or accentuated characters? No need to worry, there can be two simple causes to this:… 
                        
                            Manage contacts
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                    Manage contacts
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                                    How to edit contactsLearn how to edit and update your contacts. 
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                                    Advanced search of contactsIn this article: What is the advanced search and where can I find it? How to use the advanced search What can I do with the results of my search? What is the advanced search and where can I find it? Use… 
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                                    Manually unsubscribe contactsIn this article: How to manually unsubscribe a single contact How to manually unsubscribe several contacts simultaneously How can I subscribe again a contact who previously unsubscribed? How to manually… 
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                                    How to re-subscribe an unsubscribed contactIn this article: Ask them to go in the unsubscription confirmation email If your contact no longer has access to this email, invite them to subscribe with a subscription form Other option One of your… 
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                                    How to delete contactsIn this article you will learn: How to delete one or more contacts How to delete email addresses from a specific group Why you shouldn’t delete contacts with an Express consent ! How to delete one or… 
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                                    Exporting contactsIn this article: How to export subscribed contacts, groups, unsubscribed contacts and incorrect addresses? What is a column delimiter? What is a text qualifier? What information can I find in my export… 
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                                    How to erase the information saved in a field for several contactsHere's how to erase the information saved in a field for multiple contacts simultaneously: Prepare the list of email addresses containing information you’d like to erase in an Excel or CSV file. If these… 
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                                    Create a group based on a statisticHow to create a group based on a statistic: Use the button "Add to a group" from the list of contacts of a statistic Use the button "Add to a group based on a statistic" from the full statistics of your… 
                        
                            Custom fields
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                    Custom fields
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                                    Types of fieldsIn this article: Regular fields Consent fields Custom fields In the contact details section you’ll find regular fields, consent fields and custom fields. The only mandatory field is the email address.… 
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                                    Create custom fieldsIn this article Before you begin Examples of how to use custom fields Learn how Custom fields are essential tools for better managing and segmenting your contacts based on the specific information you… 
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                                    Custom field - TextAs the name suggests, this type of custom field is designed to collect any text data. You can enter up to 1000 characters. What it’s used for You can use a text field to enter: Contact details such as… 
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                                    Custom field - DateAs the name suggests, this type of custom field is designed to collect dates. They will be saved in this format: yyyy-mm-dd. What it’s used for You can use this type of field to enter the date: Of a future… 
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                                    Custom field - IntegerThey are designed to store whole numbers only. Decimal numbers can’t be entered in this type of field. Values can be positive or negative and must range between -2147483648 and 2147483647. What it’s… 
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                                    Custom field - Decimal numberThese fields are great to input large numbers, currency values, and percentages. Numeric values entered will always have two digits after the decimal point. These can be positive or negative and must… 
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                                    Field and group dependenciesIn this article: What are dependencies? Major dependency Minor dependency How to view the dependencies of fields and groups How to remove a dependency What are dependencies? A dependency is created between… 
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                                    Modify the label of a custom fieldHere is some useful information about custom field labels: Your custom field’s label is used to categorize your information (e.g. job title, phone number, etc.) and it is only visible to you. If you add… 
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                                    Modify the type of a custom fieldUnfortunately, it’s impossible to change the type of a custom field. If your information is not in the correct field, you will need to create a new field and then transfer the data to it. Here’s how:… 
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                                    How to reorder custom fieldsTo quickly and easily select and consult your custom fields in different sections of your account, place them in order starting with those that are most useful to you. The first five fields you select… 
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                                    Delete a custom fieldIn this article: Before proceeding Learn how Frequently asked questions Before proceeding Check to see if the field has any dependancies and if any contact information is saved in it. To see the contacts… 
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                                    Get the placeholder and the code of a fieldThe field's placeholder is used to insert personalized content for each recipient in your campaigns. Example: Hello, __FIRSTNAME__ ! → Hello, Martine! You do not need to know the code of the field's placeholder… 
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                                    How to erase the information saved in a field for several contactsHere's how to erase the information saved in a field for multiple contacts simultaneously: Prepare the list of email addresses containing information you’d like to erase in an Excel or CSV file. If these… 
                        
                            CASL and contacts' consent
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                    CASL and contacts' consent
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                                    How to view contacts who have consented via a consent linkLearn how to filter your contacts to see the list of subscribers who have expressly consented to receive your communications via a link in our consent blocks or templates. 
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                                    Contacts consent statusIn this article : Difference between implied and express consent How to access a list of your contacts with an implied or express consent How to obtain more details on the consent of ungrouped contacts… 
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                                    Create a mailing group for your consent emailAll of the contacts who subscribed by one of our subscription forms on your website already have express consent status. It is therefore not necessary to ask for their consent. We will now explain how… 
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                                    Consent blocksIn this article: In which templates can I add the consent block? How does it work? How to add a consent block to a template? Customizing the consent confirmation page URL In which templates can I add… 
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                                    About spam complaints and "Report an abuse" linkLearn more about the "Report abuse" link, emails marked as spam, feedback loops and spam rate. 
                        
                            Tips and tricks
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                    Tips and tricks
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                                    How to erase the information saved in a field for several contactsHere's how to erase the information saved in a field for multiple contacts simultaneously: Prepare the list of email addresses containing information you’d like to erase in an Excel or CSV file. If these… 
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                                    Export contacts from your email softwareHow to export your contacts from: Gmail Yahoo mail Outlook Apple mail If you use Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo Mail or any other external service to read and write your emails and want to import the contacts… 
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                                    How to import your contacts from MailChimpTo transfer your contacts from MailChimp to your account, you'll first need to export your lists to a CSV file. You'll be able to use this file to import them into your account. Here is the procedure… 
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                                    Frequent problems while importing and invalid linesIf you have invalid lines during your import, click on the number on the right of "Invalid lines" in the importation report to export them in a Excel file. The Excel report includes the number of the… 
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                                    Tips to resolve common problems in Excel related to importIn this article: Convert data separated by commas or semi colons Transpose data in Excel Split names in Excel Standardize first and last names of your members Use the "Search and Replace" function to… 
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                                    Problems with displaying accents while importing your contacts.You just imported a list of contacts and, to your horror, you notice that the accents have been replaced by special or accentuated characters? No need to worry, there can be two simple causes to this:… 
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                                    Incorrect addresses and technical problemsLearn more about hard and soft bounces and we handle them. 
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                                    Create a group based on a statisticHow to create a group based on a statistic: Use the button "Add to a group" from the list of contacts of a statistic Use the button "Add to a group based on a statistic" from the full statistics of your…