{"id":5444,"date":"2017-01-18T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2019-05-23T17:32:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T21:32:19","slug":"how-to-postable-carbon-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/how-to-postable-carbon-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Postable: Carbon Copy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HowTo.gif\" alt=\"HowTo\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been using Postable to send your greeting cards for a while. you probably already know that there are a ton of features to help you make sending your snail mail easy.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Carbon Copy feature allows you to create many cards with the same message while still customizing the first name of the recipient in one fell swoop. Here is your tutorial on how to find and use this tool for yourself.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Choose your card &amp; find the Carbon Copy tool<\/h3>\n<p>To start, click the green &#8216;Start Writing&#8217; button.&nbsp;Once you&#8217;ve customized the card, you&#8217;ll be taken to the writing desk. Click the green Options drop down menu right above your list of contacts.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy1_click_start.png\" alt=\"carbon_copy1_click_start\" width=\"914\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy1_click_start.png 914w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy1_click_start-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy1_click_start-768x893.png 768w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy1_click_start-880x1024.png 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy3_click_cc.png\" alt=\"carbon_copy3_click_cc\" width=\"914\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy3_click_cc.png 914w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy3_click_cc-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy3_click_cc-768x893.png 768w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy3_click_cc-880x1024.png 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. Select Recipients &amp; write your master message.<\/h3>\n<p>You may choose your recipients by clicking on the individual names or using the green &#8216;Options&#8217; button to select everyone in your address book (or a specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/how-to-use-groups-with-your-postable-address-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">group<\/a>).&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy4_select_recipients.png\" alt=\"carbon_copy4_select_recipients\" width=\"914\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy4_select_recipients.png 914w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy4_select_recipients-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy4_select_recipients-768x893.png 768w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy4_select_recipients-880x1024.png 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/>Use the green buttons to navigate forward to writing your master message. You can change the font for the message here and\/or add an Amazon gift card.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy5_write_message.png\" alt=\"carbon_copy5_write_message\" width=\"914\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy5_write_message.png 914w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy5_write_message-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy5_write_message-768x893.png 768w, https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/carbon_copy5_write_message-880x1024.png 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/>That&#8217;s it! Save your master message and checkout. Each card will be customized with the recipient&#8217;s first name automatically. If you&#8217;re hoping to also schedule all of your cards for each recipients&#8217; birthday, you can do so with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postable.com\/blog\/how-to-send-automated-birthday-cards-with-postable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">auto birthday tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been using Postable to send your greeting cards for a while. you probably already know that there are a ton of features to help you make sending your snail mail easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[406,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v22.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Postable: Carbon Copy | 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