Common Settings

Common Settings lets you manage key configurations in your account, including label customization, service options, carriers, and Ship From addresses. Use these settings to control how your shipments are created and processed.

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Stamps.com Online accounts can access Common Settings from the Mail tab > Mail Settings.

General Settings

These settings set general Stamps.com account behaviors and preferences for notifications.

Setting

Options

General Settings

  • Logoff: Set the duration of inactivity before Stamps.com logs out a user.

  • Postdate: Set the cutoff time for posting mail. Any labels created after the cutoff time are set to ship the next day.

  • Account Balance: Set the amount the account balance can reach before Stamps.com sends you a low balance notification.

  • Carrier Terms: Accept terms of added carriers.

  • Int'l Verification: Automatically update international addresses after address validation.

Email Notifications

  • Deliveries: Enable Deliveries to get an email notification when a shipment is delivered. Set the email address these emails should go to.

To personalize your email notifications, visit Send Shipment Notifications Emails.

Rate Advisor

Select how you want Rate Advisor to display in Stamps.com:

  • Display "Browse More Rates..." button in Carrier and Service drop-downs

  • Display Rate Advisor shortcut button

  • Don't display any Rate Advisor buttons

To compare rates, visit Compare Rates with Rate Advisor.

Ship From Addresses

This is where you add, edit, or remove the addresses where your shipments originate.

Settings popup. Ship From Address tab under Common menu.

Any Ship From addresses you've added will show in this list.

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Click the +Add button to create a new Ship From Address.

To learn more about managing your Ship From Addresses, visit Manage Shipping Addresses.

Carriers Settings

The Carriers section includes all the carriers you can activate in your Stamps.com account.

Click +Add to see a list of available carriers to add.

Settings Popup. Box highlights + Add button in Carriers tab under Common menu.

To learn more about available carriers, visit Carriers Overview.

Service Options

The Service Options section controls what appears in the Service drop-down when creating a label. Enable the services you use most frequently to reduce how much you have to scroll through the list.

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You can choose to either show or hide services in the Services drop-down menu.

Label Customization

Label Customization allows you to personalize shipping labels and envelopes with graphics and custom messages.

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To learn more about Label Customization, visit Customize Shipping Labels and Envelopes.

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