How Do I Create An Email?

To create a new email, click on the orange 'emails' bubble (it'll be blue if you're already in that section) and then click on the blue 'create' button - or if you're viewing your dashboard, click on the big grey 'create email' button.

If you have no groups set up, you will be prompted to create one - follow the directions above for this.

On the 'Create new email' page, firstly read the note at the top about how to achieve the best delivery results with your email.

Then select the target group for your email - which mailing list you'd like to send the email to.

Next, fill in the subject line of your email.

In the 'Message' box, type your email contents. This is where the formation of your email occurs! Below are some explanations of the most popular icons to help you make your emails. You can find out what any icon does by hovering over it whilst making your email.

Clear your email This icon clears your email so you can start again with a blank page.
Bold Make text in your email bold by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon.

italic Make text in your email italic by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon.
Underline text in your email by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon.
score Put a line through text in your email by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon.

left aline text Align text in your email to the left by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon.
centre aline text Centre align text in your email by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon.
right aline text Align text in your email to the right by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon.
Justify text in your email by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon.
font family Select a font for the text in your email by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this drop down menu.
Select a size for the text in your email by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this drop down menu.

font colour Select a colour for the text in your email by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon, which displays colour options.
font high light Select a colour to highlight the text in your email by selecting it with your mouse, and then clicking on this icon, which displays colour options.
preview Preview how your email's looking by clicking on this icon. You can then close the preview window to carry on with your email.
preview Preview how your email's looking by clicking on this icon. You can then close the preview window to carry on with your email.
Select a template you've previously made for your email.
paste from word Click on this icon if you've copied text from Microsoft Word that you then want to paste into your email. It's VERY important you don't just paste text from Word in normally - as Word will bring formatting with it that will break your email.

If you would like to send any attachments with your email, you can add them next. Select the files in the same way as you would a normal attachment.

If you are preparing your email now but would like it to send at a specific date in the future, you can schedule the send date here. Click in the rectangular box and a calendar will appear - select your date on the calendar. Otherwise, tick the box on the right to send your email right away once you're happy with it.

If you would like to save this email as template - because you've, for example, arranged the header and footer and will want to come back to it in the future to change the text in the middle and send it out again, tick this box.

If you have created multiple sender profiles in your account, you can select the one you'd like to send this email as here. This is if you have various websites/email addresses that you're sending emails from.

Then, when you're done, either click on the big 'save as draft' grey button to send your email, or enter your email address in the test box and click 'send test email'. The next screen will ask you if you're happy with your email - check your inbox and see if you like it. If you do, click on the big grey 'schedule newsletter' button on the screen. If you don't, click on the orange link to go back to your email and make changes to it. If you've decided to save your email for another day, click the orange link to go back to it and select the big 'save to drafts' button.