How to Make a CSV file for your mailing list.
First lets look at WHAT it is, and Why would we want to make one?
CSV means Comma Separated Value, so that means; a value that is separated by commas. It is usually made in XL or a txt file.
A value is explained, in context below.
CSV files are the most common kind of format used by most software programs for importing data. This means that if we want to put several hundred names and addresses (values) into a bulk mailing program we can usually use a CSV file.
The CSV file would have to have all the names and addresses in it, and then we could go to our software program and use the import function to upload all the names and addresses (values), with one click instead of spending hours entering each one by hand.
But, how do we get the names and addresses into the CSV file in the first place? It depends where they come from, if we are simply extracting the names and addresses (Values) from one program to another we can often choose to export to a file in CSV format. If we have a list of values that is, say, in Microsoft word, or some other kind of document, we would first need to copy and...