Tutorial DrawNames.com

Drawing names online is easy! Organize your Secret Santa gift exchange in just minutes!

1. Send out invitations
   

   You may indicate the date of your exchange. Next, enter the number of members in your Group (you may change this later if you need to). Next, enter the names and email addresses. Check the box if you wish to indicate exclusions for the draw. Click on “continue” to enter exclusions and write your email message to the Group. You (the Organizer) will receive the first email to authorize the sending of your email invitations. Click on the link in this email to return to DrawNames.com and send the email invitations to your Group.

2. Everyone responds to their email invitation
   

   Everybody clicks the link in their email invitation to join the Group. They may also complete their wish list.

3. Draw Names!
   

   After everyone clicks the link in their email to join the Group, the names will be drawn. Each member will receive another email directing them to their drawn name.

4. Ask questions anonymously
   

   From the wish list of your drawn person, you may send questions and receive the answers anonymously to help you choose the perfect gift!

5. Help! Someone lost their email link
   

   It's okay, we all lose things sometimes. Here's where you can retrieve the links to the Wish List and the Organizer page. The Organizer may re-send someone their drawn name via the Organizer page.

What are the advantages?

• It’s fair
• Nobody gets his own name
• You can designate exclusions to avoid drawing your spouse’s name or the person’s name you received last year, for example
• You have an up-to-date wish list for your person
• You can ask questions about the wish list anonymously
• The Organizer can easily add names, change email addresses and send messages to the Group
• You can draw names from a hat online, without a hat or help from anyone else.