This document provides instructions for emailing a community using addresses exported from Mayet to an Excel file. The steps are to run a student/parent email report in Mayet, export it to Excel, compose an email message and copy the addresses from Excel. The addresses should then be pasted into the Bcc field to maintain privacy and sent. Errors may occur on the first attempt and require fixing invalid addresses in the Excel file.

1. Emailing your Community

2. In Mayet… Student Section… Run the Student Parent Email Report

3. Click the Export button

4. File format should be Excel Click the Browse button to direct the file to where you want it saved

5. Emailing a message: Compose your message. Copy the addresses from your Excel file by selecting the entire row of addresses. At the top of your email you need to click the To…

6. Paste the addresses into the Bcc (blind carbon copy) box. This makes the addresses invisible to the recipients (very important for privacy). Click OK.

7. Click Send. The first time you may have a message indicating that one of the addresses is not valid. Note the address. Fix it in Excel. Save the Excel file. Try again. These errors are caused when addresses are entered into Mayet incorrectly. Once your Excel list is cleaned up, it is good to go for future email as well.