Answers.Body: <p>1/ Create a Profile that includes the required Comm Pref fields (this would be a Profile that ONLY contacts Contact type fields, not membership fields)</p>
  
  <p>2/ Adv Search</p>
  
  <p>3/ set your 'membership criteria' as required to find the relevant contacts</p>
  
  <p>4/ use the 'batch update' or 'update multiple contacts' Action (4.6 and 4.7 have different descriptors</p>
  
  <p>5/ you should then be able to bulk update</p>
  
  <p>i just did this on dmaster.demo.... and it worked fine but maybe i am misreading your problem</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is it possible to change a communications preference for several members using profiles? I can't find how to do it. If I select "Contact" while having members filtered Civi won't find the profile. But if I select Member from profile I can't bulk-change communication preferences.</p>
  
  <p>Am I doing stuff wrong?</p>
  
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Title: batch members communication settings
ThreadText: # batch members communication settings
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-05)
  
  Is it possible to change a communications preference for several members using profiles? I can't find how to do it. If I select "Contact" while having members filtered Civi won't find the profile. But if I select Member from profile I can't bulk-change communication preferences.
  
  Am I doing stuff wrong?
  
  **Tags:** profile
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-12-06. Score: 3
  
  1/ Create a Profile that includes the required Comm Pref fields (this would be a Profile that ONLY contacts Contact type fields, not membership fields)
  
  2/ Adv Search
  
  3/ set your 'membership criteria' as required to find the relevant contacts
  
  4/ use the 'batch update' or 'update multiple contacts' Action (4.6 and 4.7 have different descriptors
  
  5/ you should then be able to bulk update
  
  i just did this on dmaster.demo.... and it worked fine but maybe i am misreading your problem
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Great. then pls help StackExchange work usefully for others by +1 the answer and 'accepting' it - that way others now this was a valid answer and helps everyone  
  
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