Sending email messages based on record data
FileMaker Pro lets you create email messages based on record data.
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Generated email is sent using your default email application or directly through SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a set of criteria for sending and receiving email). Send email through SMTP, for example, if no email application is installed on your computer.
To send email, you must have an internet connection. In addition, to send mail on Windows through an email application, you must also have Microsoft Outlook or Windows Mail installed and configured properly on your computer. To send email on Macintosh through an email application, you must have Microsoft Outlook or OS X Mail installed and configured properly on your computer.
Note  In Windows, to send email through an email application, you must have a 32-bit email application if you use the 32-bit version of FileMaker Pro. If you use the 64-bit version of FileMaker Pro, you must have a 64-bit email application.
Topics in this section
Sending one email message
Sending multiple email messages
Entering or editing SMTP options