Download Mailsort User Guide
The Mailsort User Guide is a comprehensive document containing all you need to know about using Mailsort 120, 700, 1400, Advertising Mail, Sustainable Mail, Presstream and Walksort.
Introductory Publications:
It may be beneficial to refer to the introductory publications below first before approaching the Guide itself:
Introducing Mailsort
(283KB)
Introducing Walksort (494KB)
Introducing Presstream - Spread the Word (346KB)
Packetpost - Designed to save you a packet (106KB)
Automated Standard Tariff Large Letter - Technical Specification (291KB)
Summary of changes for Unbagged (UB) and Unwrapped (UW) (97KB)
All Collection services provided by us are subject to our Customer Collections terms
DPS - Mailsort Technical Brief - General and Costs (88KB)
DPS - Mailsort Technical Brief (57KB)
DPS - QAs (229KB)
Summary of Changes to Machineable Letter Products & Pre-sort Products (232KB)
Mailsort User Guide: General Information Chapters
1. Introduction Chapter (507KB) - Gives a general overview of each of the Mailsort products (including Presstream and Walksort) and the principles of ’workshare’
2. Service Overview (629KB) - Explains the various stages you need to go through to implement Mailsort successfully within your organisation
3. The Mailsort Database (385KB) - Covers the overall structure and content of the Mailsort sortation plan and how it should be used to prepare mailings
4. Customer Final Labelling (524KB) - Explains how to implement Customer Final Labelling and the benefits it can bring to your Mailsort operation
5. Manual Sorting (79KB) - How to implement Mailsort without using computer software
6. Pricing, Invoicing and Payment (107KB) - A comprehensive guide to the contractual side of using Mailsort and the pricing/discounts available to Mailsort contract holders
7. General Information (83KB) - Contains a list of useful contact numbers and addresses, plus a glossary of the terms used in this guide
Product Guides:
8. Mailsort 70 (1371KB) - A new service launched on 27th September 2010 where mail is sorted to approximately 70 selections. Explains what the service is, what it can do for you and how to implement it. This chapter also contains general advice on sorting your mailings and what your sortation software will need to do
9. Mailsort 120 (1182KB) - Our service where mail is sorted to approximately 120 selections. Explains what the service is, what it can do for you and how to implement it. Also includes information on Mailsort Light
10. Mailsort 700 (1010KB) - Our service where mail is sorted to approximately 700 selections. Explains what the service is, what it can do for you and how to implement it. Also includes information on Mailsort Light
11. Mailsort 1400 (363KB) - Our service where mail is sorted to approximately 1400 selections. Explains what the service is, what it can do for you and how to implement it. This chapter also contains general advice on sorting your mailings and what your sortation software will need to do
12. Advertising Mail (63KB) - A comprehensive user guide and technical specification for Advertising Mail.
13. Sustainable Mail (100KB) - A comprehensive user guide and technical specification for Sustainable Mail. To be used in conjunction with Advertising Mail 70, Advertising Mail 120, Advertising Mail 1400 or Mailsort 700
14. Big Book and Royal Mail Heavyweight - This chapter will be available soon
15. Cleanmail & Cleanmail Plus (992KB) - A low cost service for large volumes of machine-readable letters presented in trays to the Mail Centre
16. Cleanmail Advance (562KB) - An Unsorted Business Letter product that is easy to access and use. Cleanmail Advance is an efficient and cost effective way of preparing mail so that addresses can be read by Royal Mail’s sorting machines
17. Presstream & Presstream Walksort (168KB) - Our specialist service for magazines and periodicals. This chapter explains what the service is, the differences from Mailsort, what it can do for you and how to implement it
18. Walksort (193KB) - Our service for high density mailings where mail is sorted to individual post walks. Explains what the service is, what it can do for you and how to implement it
19. Automated Standard Tariff Large Letter - This chapter will be available soon
Additional Information:
In addition to the information in the Mailsort User Guide, you may find the following supplementary documents helpful.
OCR & CBC Template Guide (456KB)
OCR & CBC Tool MISC1218 (52KB)
Sustainable Mail Checklist (93KB)
Large Letters - Barcode & Label Areas (771KB)
In order to read read these documents you will need an Acrobat reader which is available free of charge from the Adobe website:
