LetterStream Tips - Save Time and Money!

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LetterStream is highly automated by default, but if you find the process of creating mailings too slow, we likely have solutions to help you speed your workflow. While we can't speed up USPS delivery, we do offer faster options and processing times.

In This Article

Improve Efficiency with Grouping Letters

Instead of creating a separate job for each letter, you can:

  • Combine letters into a single PDF file
  • Create one job rather than multiple.

Creating a single job saves roughly 2 minutes per letter—a significant time-saver if you process many letters each day. For instructions:

Uploading Multiple Pre-Addressed Letters To A Single Job

Uploading Multiple Letters In A Single Job (with CSV file)

Ways to Combine PDF Documents

Here are a few methods to group your PDFs efficiently:

  1. From MS Word:

    If you're merging documents in Word, export all pages as a single PDF instead of saving them individually.

  2. Using PDF Writers:

    Many PDF writers allow you to append documents instead of replacing them. Choose "append" when prompted.

  3. Using LetterStream Tools:

    Go to My Account > PDF Tools > Join Multiple PDFs to combine up to 10 PDFs at a time.

  4. With Adobe Acrobat Pro:

    Use Acrobat Pro to combine a larger number of PDFs into one file with ease.

Search Tools for Easy Access

Worried about finding a specific letter after combining files?

  • Use the Search Tool on the LetterStream website to quickly locate any recipient.
  • You can search by any address field.
  • For more tips on this, click here.

Faster Processing Times

At checkout, faster processing can be selected. These options guarantee your letter will be mailed out from our facility faster than our standard 2-day processing time.

For faster delivery, our FedEx 2-day product offers faster delivery urgent mailings. Click here for more information.