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How to use the Send2Page Control

Drop the control onto your web page

After you've downloaded and installed the Send2Page control, just drag it from your Visual Studio toolbox and onto your web form.

Drag and drop the Send2Page control onto your web form



Choose your send2page Email Address

Sign up for your free account at send2page.com to get an email address such as "myID@send2page.com" or "myID-news@send2page.com".



Set the "Send2PageEmail" property on the control

In Design View, select the Send2Page control then hit the "F4" function key to display the Properties pane. As illustrated, enter your special send2page email address into the Send2PageEmail property.

Update the Send2PageEmail property with your special send2page email address




View your page in the browser

View your page in the browser to see what the send2page control will look like to your visitors. If you have not yet sent an Email to your special send2page email address, nothing will be displayed (as illustrated.)

The send2page control renders empty content until you send an email




Send an Email then refresh your browser

Now use your favorite Email program to compose an email then send it to your special send2page email address. Allow 5 to 10-seconds then refresh your browser to see your published content.

Web page containing content that was published using the free send2page service




Done!

Now, anytime you want to update the contents of your web page, just send an Email.

Tips:
  • To make minor adjustments to your content, modify then forward the original email from your "sent items" folder
  • Free Email programs such as gMail, HotMail, and Yahoo provide some of the best formatting tools.