Answers.Body: <p>You could import and tag or add to a Group, then find via Adv Search (filter by Group/Tag plus date of donation) but set to 'Display as Contributions, then use the Actions to trigger Print or Email Contribution Receipt which is described thus:</p>
  
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    <p>You may choose to email receipts to contributors OR download a PDF file containing one receipt per page to your local computer by clicking Process Receipt(s).</p>
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Answers.Text: How do you Tag on Import Contributions? For Import Contacts it works OK.
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Answers.Text: no way to Tag on a Contribution Import. Suggest you add a custom field to Contributions. Add a column to your data import to put in that custom field. then you can do a search in civi, find contacts with a contribution with the custom data, and then Tag those contacts.
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Answers.Text: I have looked at that. It opens a new can of CiviCRM worms, I'll learn in due course. Only two years experience so far!!! We do not have a website for members. All being done by separate payments via the bank that gives us payment info.
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Answers.Text: not sure which can of worms you found - worms in tomato sauce? worms and meatballs?
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Body: <p>When importing contributions I would like receipts to go to the contacts that made the payment. What is the best approach to make this happen? </p>
  
Tags: <civicontribute><import><receipts>
Title: Importing Contributions - Email Receipt
ThreadText: # Importing Contributions - Email Receipt
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-21)
  
  When importing contributions I would like receipts to go to the contacts that made the payment. What is the best approach to make this happen?
  
  **Tags:** civicontribute, import, receipts
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-21. Score: 1
  
  You could import and tag or add to a Group, then find via Adv Search (filter by Group/Tag plus date of donation) but set to 'Display as Contributions, then use the Actions to trigger Print or Email Contribution Receipt which is described thus:
  
  > You may choose to email receipts to contributors OR download a PDF file containing one receipt per page to your local computer by clicking Process Receipt(s).
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: How do you Tag on Import Contributions? For Import Contacts it works OK.  
  > **username_1**: no way to Tag on a Contribution Import. Suggest you add a custom field to Contributions. Add a column to your data import to put in that custom field. then you can do a search in civi, find contacts with a contribution with the custom data, and then Tag those contacts.  
  > **username_2**: I have looked at that. It opens a new can of CiviCRM worms, I'll learn in due course. Only two years experience so far!!! We do not have a website for members. All being done by separate payments via the bank that gives us payment info.  
  > **username_1**: not sure which can of worms you found - worms in tomato sauce? worms and meatballs?  
  
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