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 or Create a template respectively.
   The Create a template page appears.
3. Enter a name for the template.
4. Select the type of template, which you want to create.
   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 the dropdown box above the text editor 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.
• 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 the dropdown box above the text 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.
• Like a web page
  You can use multicolumn layouts an 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 Creating a new page » Template.
  2. Click Compose the template in page editor button.
     The page that will be sent as email campaign opens in content editing mode. You can customize the layout of the page and add content by adding widgets. For more information, see Modifying the layout, Adding widgets on your page, Applying a template to a page.
  3. When you are finished creating the page, click Done.
5. When you are finished creating the message template, click Create this template.