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MailMerge Excel to Notes - Feature Request: HTML Mail


Hi,

Could you please add HTML conversion for mails sent to Internet addresses? Rich text looks great in Notes, but external recipients get plain text.

Vladimir Tankhimovich
Domino Admin
Columbia Law School




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Thanks for your interest Vladimir.

MailMerge v1.4 now supports RichText to HTML/MIME format email conversion.

This is activated by Installer/Administrator (see the updated 1.4 installation guide) and only works for Notes 8.5.1+ users.

 

When the ALLOW_CONVERT_TO_MIME constant is activated, and you're using Notes 8.5.1 or greater, the script will now automatically toggle into MIME (HTML) mode if it detects you're sending email to external recipients; that is, if the TO, CC or BCC fields contain an (@) character.

There is likely to be some impact to layout and formatting due to the MIME conversion. E.g. tables will have borders, fonts, paragraphs and styling may be slightly adjusted. Also, some code has been added to change the way dynamic Attachments are added when in MIME mode. However, the email will look a lot better than Plain Text for those using Outlook.

 

This uses the Notes 8.5.1 ConvertToMime function as the generated drafts are saved.



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In this field you can enter the actual request.

You can use the rich text editor for rich text formating. You can also enter HTML to embed objects, e.g. to embed a YouTube video or a screenshot of the project. In this case use '[' and ']' to mark the passthrough HTML as such.

Please note that the first time you use the new UI your description is converted from rich text to MIME. You might want to copy and paste the raw plain text from the old UI in the new UI so that you don't loose information.
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You can use the rich text editor for rich text formating. You can also enter HTML to embed objects, e.g. to embed a YouTube video or a screenshot of the project. In this case use '[' and ']' to mark the passthrough HTML as such.

Please note that the first time you use the new UI your description is converted from rich text to MIME. You might want to copy and paste the raw plain text from the old UI in the new UI so that you don't loose information.