In case you find an invitation design that you'd rather use as a Save the Date without collecting RSVPs, or if you need to tweak your RSVP options to request specific information from your recipients, Paperless Post designs have many customizable options that you can turn on and off for a given Card or Flyer. The steps to do so vary whether you're designing a Card, Flyer, or Legacy Card.
Am I designing a Card, Flyer, or Legacy Card?
Flyers have a different layout from Cards — if the invitation is split into two distinct sections with editable text on the left and an animated image on the right, it is a Flyer.
You can check the top left corner of the page to tell if your Card is a Legacy Card- any Legacy cards will show the word LEGACY next to our pigeon logo.
Card and Flyer
You can change the mailing type at any time from the Create/Edit page. You also can change the settings once the event is sent if needed. If you're updating the mailing type after the card has been sent, you can also use the Broadcasts & Messages tool from the Manage Tracking page to reach out to your guests.
To open your guest list settings, select the Settings from the menu of your Create/Edit page. This menu will appear on the left side of the screen from a computer, and at the bottom of the screen on mobile. If you're designing a Card, not a Flyer, you may need to scroll below the Card design in order to make these options appear:
From here, you can edit:
- If you will collect RSVPs for your event
- If you will collect separate headcounts for adults and children
- The headcount allowed per invitation
- If you will ask your guests additional RSVP questions
- If the guest list will be visible to guests
- If there is a maximum capacity for the event
You may need to select Additional details in order to see any of these options that have been toggled off.
Legacy Card (Computer)
You can edit the mailing type for any of our designs during the Create process. You also can change the settings once the event is sent if needed. If you're updating the mailing type after the card has been sent, you can use the Follow Up tool on the Tracking page to reach out to your guests. The message you send will include a link to the recipient's card, so they can quickly access the card to view the changes and RSVP.
To change the mailing type for your card:
1. On the Customize page, use the arrow to the right of the card image to bring up the Reply Card.
2. From the menu on the left, click one of the following options:
- Invitation with RSVP: Collect RSVPs for your event, communicate with guests, collect additional information, or include a registry link on your event page.
- Greeting Card: Send a simple message to your recipients; they can reply if they need to. This type of card cannot collect RSVPs.
- Save the Date: Communicate with guests, collect address information, or include registry information. Your recipients can add this event to their calendars.
- Announcement: Announce your big news with a card that your guests can reply to if they'd like. This type of card cannot collect RSVPs.
- Card with Website Link: Send your recipients to another website (so they can purchase tickets or view other event information). This type of card cannot collect RSVPs or mailing addresses.
Legacy Card (iOS App)
You can choose was kind of mailing you would like to send by tapping the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the Edit page:
From here you can select:
- Greeting Card: Send a simple message to your recipients; they can reply if they need to. This type of card cannot collect RSVPs.
- Invitation: Collect RSVPs for your event, communicate with guests, collect additional information, or include a registry link on your event page.
- Save the Date: Communicate with guests, collect address information, or include registry information. Your recipients can add this event to their calendars.