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Nothing is more frustrating than having a time-consuming project take just as long the second time as it did the first, and PrintingPress set out to make sure your future mailings get quicker and easier over time.

You can quickly create new projects by importing sample projects. When you import a sample, it creates a new project with all the stationery in the sample and an empty Mailing List. To import a sample project, select New Project... from the File menu. The Open Project window will appear. Click on the icon for "Create a new project based on a sample project". Click on a folder to see the list of Baby, Invitation or Wedding sample projects. Select a project and click the OK button to create your own copy of the sample project.

A powerful tool is the Duplicate Project feature, which enables you to make a clean copy of the stationery and Mailing List for a project when you want to repeat the effort and send out a similar mailing. To duplicate a project, select Duplicate Project... from the File menu:

For example, you have already sent out Holiday Cards 2002 to your friends and family. You have already designed stationery (complete with family photo), and you have already set up a Mailing List. When December, 2003 rolls around, you can duplicate your previous project and name it Holiday Cards 2003. Then all you need to do is add new text and a new family photo to the card, and print. The Mailing Status is reset for the new project, so you can track a new set of gifts and thank-you cards for the new holiday season.

Another powerful tool is the Export Project feature. This allows you to share projects with other PrintingPress users, send projects to another computer for printing or save a backup of your important projects. For example, if you are creating a wedding invitation, you can export and email the project to your parents for feedback on the wording, the Mailing List and the addressing style.