Creating a message template

1. In the main menu, click Email Campaigns » Message templates.
   The Message templates page appears.
   Perform one of the following:
   • If you have not created any message templates, the system displays the following in the center of the screen:

     

   • If you have already created one or more message templates, the system displays a list of all created templates and the following button in the toolbar of Message templates page:

     

2. Click Create a message template.
   The Create a message template page appears.
3. Enter a name for the template.
4. Select the type of template, which you want to create and click Create and go to add content.
   Choose one of the following:
• Rich text (HTML)
  You can create text with rich formatting, such as bold, italic, and bullets. You can insert images.
  Some email clients may not interpret it correctly.
  1. Create the email campaign using the text editor.
  2. Use Insert dynamic data in the text dropdown box to insert different placeholders in your email campaign, such as the name and the email of the subscriber or different properties of the mailing list.
     For example, your email campaign can start like this Dear <First name of subscriber>, following is our <Default subject of mailing list>. The message can appear like this: Dear John, following is our Monthly email campaign.
  3. After you select a placeholder, click Insert.
  4. When you are finished creating the page, click Save.
• Plain text
  You cannot use any text formatting.
  Accessible to all email clients.
  1. Create the email campaign by entering the text in the textbox.
  2. Use Insert dynamic data in the text dropdown box to insert different placeholders in your email campaign, such as the name and the email of the subscriber or different properties of the mailing list.
     For example, your email campaign can start like this Dear <First name of subscriber>, following is our <Default subject of mailing list>. The message can appear like this: Dear John, following is our Monthly email campaign.
  3. After you select a placeholder, click Insert.
  4. When you are finished creating the page, click Save.
• Like a web page
  You can use multicolumn layouts and rich design. Your email campaign will look like a webpage.
  Some email clients may not interpret it correctly.
  1. Choose the layout of the page that will be sent as email campaign.
     For more information, see Modifying the layout
  2. To display content, add and configure widgets to your email content.
     For more information, see Adding widgets on your page and Content widgets group.
  3. When you are finished creating the page, click Save.