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Test emails serve as representations of how your email will appear when sent, but they are not actual emails sent to recipients.
We recommend sending test emails to your internal team to verify that the final email looks correct. Keep in mind that different email clients (like Gmail and Outlook) and devices may display your email differently.
What to check when testing your email:
Images: Ensure all images are working and uploaded correctly. Make sure images are hosted on your public web server.
Links: Test all links to ensure they function as expected.
Spam Filters: Be mindful of spam filters to prevent your email from ending up in junk folders. Authenticate your domain before sending.
Email Clients: Test your email in various email accounts (Gmail vs. Outlook, mobile vs. desktop) since each client may display HTML differently.
Notes:
Limit email draft editing to one person at a time. Changes may not be saved or updated if multiple team members are editing the draft simultaneously.
Ensure only one browser tab is open with the email draft to ensure all updates are saved and no one else is working on it.
Test messages can only be sent for email, not SMS/MMS.
How to send a test email
Open the email.
In the top-right corner, click Preview.
From the drop-down menu, select Send test email.
Enter the email addresses you want to send the test to.
Click Send test email, then click Done.
While working in the email builder, you can also send a test email directly from the Preview drop-down in the top-right corner.
How to preview the email and generate shareable preview link
Open the email.
In the top-right corner, click Preview.
From the drop-down menu, select Preview email.
Choose to preview the email on Desktop and/or Mobile.
You’ll also see an option to generate a shareable preview link.
Similarly to sending a test email, you can also preview and generate a shareable link within the email builder by clicking the Preview drop-down in the top-right corner.
Note: Unsubscribe links are not functional in test emails, but will be activated in the actual email.
Shareable preview link for sent messages
Open the sent message.
Click View Message.
Copy the Shareable Preview Link.
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