Usage:
Users may compose an email or select from existing template. It is highly recommended that someone in the Lab creates the required templates in advance, spell check and proof it so it is ready for everyone to use.
Navigation
To create email templates navigate to • Marketing page from the sidebar and click E-mail Templates icon E-mail Template navigation |
• or View > Email Templates
E-mail Template navigation |
When opened this is what the Email Template Manager form will look like.
Email Template Manager form
Warning:
The templates found under System Template will be replaced or updated during future upgrade. When using these templates, please create your own with a different name.
***See topic System Templates on how to configure system templates for use.
The templates may be organized by creating folders on the left panel. 1.Right click on the root folder called Documents 2.Select New Folder. Please Note: ➢ You may also Delete or Rename an existing template or folder. ➢ You may create sub-folder within a selected folder as well. |
There are 3 ways to make your own template. ➢Rename Option: 1.Simply right click on the template that you would like to customize and rename it to something else. For example, if the template is called Daily Alerts, you can rename it to My Daily Alert. ➢Copy the template: 1.Create a new folder or point to an existing folder. 2.Click to create a new Template which will open a blank form. New Template form 3.Navigate to the System Template and open the desired template. 4.Press Ctrl+A to select all, Ctrl+C to copy 5.Close the system template. 6.Switch to your empty template and press Ctrl+V to paste it. 7.Click the Save button. 8.Select the Folder, give your template a name. 9.Follow the instruction to assign this newly created template to your Lab. ➢Add a new one 1.Click on the desired folder where the template will get created. 2.Click the button on the right panel and begin creating your template. New Template form 3.All you need to enter is a Subject and the desired text in the email body, you may Save the template and use it at any time.
You may also use any of the following options that are available when creating templates: ➢Add Merge Field - - select from any available fields. The mail merge is a very useful feature allowing you to personalize the email as opposed to a generic email. For example, instead of saying “Dear Doctor,” you may insert a merge field which looks like “Dear <<?Customers.CustomerFullName?>>,”. When an email is sent, the merge field is automatically changed to the respective Customer name. Please note: Your email will not look professional if the merged field is blank ➢Merge Preview - - If you would like to see how the email will look before actually sending it, click on the merge preview button. To return to the template editor, click End Preview. ➢Attach - -You may send attachments by simply clicking on the attach button and attach any desired documents. ➢Send Test - - When sending a broadcast email, it is always a good idea to send a test email to make sure it looks the way you had intended. You may also find and remove some words which might cause the email to be trapped by junk mail filter. ➢Print - - If you wish to print the email click on print. ➢Available Tools - - The template editor is a HTML editor allowing basic editing functions such as font, color and so on. You may embed an image, link an image, add hyperlink, and so on. You may edit the templates at a later time by selecting the template and clicking open. ➢Save - - Once you are done editing the template, click Save and your template will be saved in the selected folder.
You may edit the templates at a later time by selecting the template and click . |
1.Please refer to this topic for more details. |
See also:
How to send Single email from Template