Adding Buttons to Emails

Article Contents

• Adding Layout Blocks
• Adding Buttons to Layout Blocks
• Customizing Button Settings
• Customizing Button Styles
• Customizing Button Padding
• Customizing Button Margins
• Customizing Button Fonts
• Customizing Button Borders
• Regarding Email Appearances

Layout blocks are the foundation of emails created in SharpSpring. Elements can be added into layout blocks. The Email Designer allows you to drag, drop, and reorder layout blocks into your email to further customize it. 

To add layout blocks, do the following: 

1. Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. 
2. Create or edit an email.
3. Click    Content and Layout in the Email Designer toolbar.
4. Click either of the following tabs:
   
      •   Themed
      •   Simple
5. Drag-and-drop desired layouts into your email.
6. Click    Move to reorder any content or layout blocks.
7. Click Save.

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You can add buttons to emails.

To add buttons, do the following: 

1. Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. 
2. Create or edit an email with a layout block.
3. Click    Content and Layout in the Email Designer toolbar.
4. Click the    Elements tab.
5. Drag-and-drop a Button element onto a purple line in the desired part of the email.
6. Click    Move to reorder the element, if necessary.
7. Click Save.

You can edit and customize button settings.

To customize button settings, do the following:

1. Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. 
2. Create or edit an email with a layout block containing a button.
3. Click the added Button element.
4. Enter what the button will display in the Title field.
5. Enter the URL that the button will redirect to in the Link field.
6. Click Done.
7. Click Save. 

You can edit and customize button visual styles.

To customize button styles, do the following:

1. Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. 
2. Create or edit an email with a layout block containing a button.
3. Click the added Button element.
4. Select the button's background color from the BG Color menu.
5. Select one of the following justifications from the Align drop-down menu:

   •   Left    •   Center    •   Right

6. Click Done.
7. Click Save. 

You can edit and customize button padding.

To edit button padding, do the following:

1. Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. 
2. Create or edit an email with a layout block containing a button.
3. Click the added Button element.
4. Enter, in pixels, the desired padding between the top and bottom of the button's center in the Vertical field.
5. Enter, in pixels, the desired padding between the left and right of the button's center in the Horizontal field.
6. Click Done.
7. Click Save. 

You can edit and customize button margins.

To edit button margins, do the following:

1. Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. 
2. Create or edit an email with a layout block containing a button.
3. Click the added Button element.
4. Enter, in pixels, the desired space between the button and items above it in the Top field.
5. Enter, in pixels, the desired space between the button and items below it in the Bottom field.
6. Enter, in pixels, the desired space between the button and items to its left and right in the Horizontal field.
7. Click Done.
8. Click Save. 

You can edit and customize button fonts.

To edit button fonts, do the following:

1. Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. 
2. Create or edit an email with a layout block containing a button.
3. Click the added Button element.
4. Select the text's color from the Text Color menu.
5. Select the desired font from the Font Family drop-down menu.
6. Enter, in pixels, the font's size in the Font Size field. 
7. Select the font's overall boldness from the Font Weight drop-down menu.
8. Select one of the following capitalization types from the Transform drop-down menu:

   •   Uppercase    •   Normal

9. Click Done.
10. Click Save. 

You can edit and customize button borders.

To set button borders, do the following:

1. Click Marketing > Content > Emails in SharpSpring's top toolbar. 
2. Create or edit an email with a layout block containing a button.
3. Click the added Button element.
4. Select the border color from the Color menu.
5. Enter, in pixels, the border thickness in the Width field.
6. Enter, in pixels, the border's roundness in the Corners field.
7. Click Done.
8. Click Save.