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With your help, we have dramatically increased incoming calls, in just a few short months! When we asked our customers how they heard of us, most of them reply, “I got your postcard in the mail.” We are also impressed with your quick turn-around time, high quality printing & competitive prices. Thanks for such great service!

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- Alpine Lending

Direct Mailing » Personalized Postcard Templates » Mailing List Formatting

How to Format Your Direct Mailing List

Specifications

File Types (Extensions) We Accept :

XLS, XLSX – Microsoft Excel File
CSV- Comma Delimited
ASC- ASCII Text File
TXT- ASCII text file
DBF - Database File
wk1, .wk3, wks. - Lotus 1-2-3

A file extension is the format a file is saved in. Many common software programs will export and save files in the formats listed above. A few of these programs are: ACT, Maximizer, Salesforce, Quickbooks, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus, Dymo Labelwriter, Filemaker Pro, and Label Maker Pro.

Organizing Your Mailing List

Your mailing list files should be set-up so that each address has its own row and each column contains one element of the address. For example, all of the names should be in one column.

Here are examples of a CORRECTLY formatted lists :

Here are examples of an INCORRECTLY formatted lists :

Lists that are not formatted correctly require reformatting and will incur additional charges.

Submit your mailing list by e-mailing it to files@cactusmailing.com. Be sure to include your company name in subject line.