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Build an Email from HTML with Content Builder Tools

Use Content Builder tools in Email Studio to build an email by pasting in HTML.

  1. Add your HTML using an option:
    1. Enter or paste your HTML directly into the editor window on the left side of the screen.
    2. Click browse to select your HTML from Content Builder or your computer.
    3. Drag files from your computer to the upload window to add a file.
  2. Use insert code snippet Insert Code Snippet Icon to add system links. Use the insert attributes Attribute Personalization to add personalization.
    Note
    Note Do not include personally identifiable information data, such as email address, in email links.
  3. Click Format HTML to add proper indentation and spacing to your HTML. Use Word Wrap to specify whether a browser may break lines within words. Use Line Numbers to add or remove line numbers from displaying in the editor.
  4. To track how many people open your email, select insert code snippet Insert Code Icon then click Track Email Opens.
  5. Use the add email tools control to add the required fields Physical Mailing Address and Profile Center.
  6. To display account headers and footers add the <custom type="header" /> tag where you want the header to display and the <custom type="footer" /> tag where you want the footer to display.
  7. Click Plain Text to view how the email is received for people whose email clients don’t accept HTML content.
Note
Note Edits to emails used in active journeys are not used in the journey until you update the activity. See Update an Email in a Running Journey.