Designer templates are email templates that provide a layout for you to quickly and easily customize your marketing emails without the need for a designer or developer. This article will provide an overview on designer template features.Article Contents
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Creating Emails from Designer Templates
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To create emails from a designer template, do the following:
For more information on customizing the content of designer emails, refer to Email Designer Panel Overview. |
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Important: Microsoft no longer supports Outlook 2007. As such, SharpSpring does not guarantee that email templates and emails created in the email designer will render correctly in Microsoft Outlook 2007. In addition, due to how Microsoft Outlook currently renders emails, two-column layout email templates with an image and text will flip the layout of their renders when sent to clients.
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Editing Designer Emails
To edit created designer emails, do the following:
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Customizing Designer Email Text
To edit text in an email, do the following:
Adding merge variables will personalize your email by dynamically pulling information about your lead into the email. |
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Changing Designer Email Colors
To customize the colors within your email, do the following:
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Note: To remove a color selection, click
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The email designer takes any of the styles in the HTML for Theme, pulls them into the database, and removes them from the HTML. If you notice any style code deleted from the HTML, adjust such through Theme Styles.
Adding Layout and Element 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:
For more information on layout and element blocks, refer to Using Layout and Element Blocks in Emails.
Send Settings
To modify the general settings of the designer email, do the following:
Additional Designer Email Options
There are additional features available for designer emails. These features are as follows: | ![]() |
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Attachments |
Affixes attached files to the email. |
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RSS Subscription |
Adds RSS metadata to the email. |
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Shopping Cart |
Adds shopping cart functionality to the email. |
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Adds dynamic content information to the email. |
Copying Designer Email Templates
As designer templates are template files, they cannot be directly edited. That said, designer template copies can be edited as necessary.
To create a copy of a designer email template, do the following:
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Editing Copied Designer Email Templates
Once made into a copy, designer templates can be edited. To edit designer templates, do the following:
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Note: Copied emails are sent to the Miscellaneous folder by default.
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Removing Copied Designer Email Templates
To delete a copied designer template and permanently remove it from SharpSpring, do the following:
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Designer and Legacy Template Differences
Designer templates are email templates that are very similar to legacy templates. However, they are more responsive and are compatible with more email clients and browsers. Designer templates differ from legacy templates in that they are more compatible with Outlook, easier to design, and have many additional options. |