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Add an Image block to your email template

Make your emails stand out with custom images of your products, store, and more!

Updated over a week ago

Before you get started

Some key details to note about the image block before uploading files into Marsello:

  • Email header image should be no larger than 500px wide

  • Store logo should be no larger than 125px high

  • Ensure that your image name does not contain any special characters (for example ',@,^, or +' as special characters will prevent your image from uploading.

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Add an image block to your email template

πŸ“ Note: An email Campaign is used in this help center guide for illustrative purposes. You can use follow the same steps to add merge tags to an Automation

1. In your Marsello admin, go to Marketing > Campaigns > Email and click Create Campaign to begin editing your campaign template.

2. Complete the campaign settings form then click on the Edit email button on the right-hand side of the page.

3. Where needed drag and drop in a larger container block to host your image block.

Screenshot showing Marsello admin navigation to Marketing > Campaigns > Email, with the 'Create Campaign' button highlighted. The campaign settings form is completed, and the 'Edit Email' button is clicked on the right-hand side. A larger container block is being dragged and dropped into the template to host an image block.

4. Click into your freshly placed container block and select Add Content

Screenshot showing the newly placed container block selected, with the 'Add Content' option highlighted."

5. Then from the email template content builder on the right-hand side. Click the Image content block and drag and drop it into your email template.

Screenshot showing the email template content builder on the right-hand side, with the Image content block being dragged and dropped into the email template.

Your Image block placeholder will now be displayed in your email template.


6. Click on the freshly placed Image content block. This will open up the Image block editor. In the Content column on the right, under Image, drag and drop an image from your computer or click Upload Image and select your image.

Screenshot showing the Image content block selected in the email template, opening the Image block editor. The Content column on the right is visible, with options to drag and drop an image or click 'Upload Image' to select an image from your computer.

7. In the image block editor's Content editor under Image, you can adjust the following settings:

  • Apply effects & more – Customize the image size, crop, or apply effects
    ​(See "Edit your image using the image editor" below for more details).

  • Image URL – Specifies where the image is saved. You can also paste an external URL to load an image.

  • Full Width – Adjust the image to automatically fill the entire area of the content block. The recommended image size for the article is 500px wide.

  • Alt Text – Add text that should be displayed when images are turned off. This is a best practice in email design as there may be customers who have images turned off by default.

8. In the image block editor's Content editor under Image, you can adjust the following settings:

  • URL – Add a link to your image

  • [Optional] Link Open Settings – choose how the link opens; in a new tab or in the same tab.

9. Under the General section, you can adjust the following settings:

  • Container padding – how much empty space is around the block. Clicking More Options allows you to adjust padding for each side individually.

Repeat the above steps to add more images to your email template.

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Edit your image using the image editor

You can use the image editor to resize, crop, or apply effects to your image.

1. Click on the Image content block in your email template.


2. In the Content column on the right, under the Image section, click Apply Effects

Screenshot showing the Image content block selected in the email template. The Content column on the right highlights the 'Apply Effects' button under the Image section for resizing, cropping, or applying effects to the image.

3. The Image Editor will automatically open:

Screenshot showing the Image Editor automatically opened, ready for image adjustments.

4. In the Image editor you can adjust the following settings:

  • Filter

  • Resize

  • Crop

  • Transform

  • Draw

  • Text

  • Shapes

  • Stickers

  • Frames

  • Corners

  • Background

  • Merge


Use AI to generate images for your image block

1. From your Marsello app admin open the email campaign you wish to use AI-suggested images for.
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2. Drag and drop an image content block into the desired position of your email campaign.

Screenshot showing Marsello app admin with an email campaign open. An image content block is being dragged and dropped into the desired position within the campaign.

3. Double-click into the content block you have just dragged and dropped. This will open up the content block editor. Here you should see a field for Magic Image.


4. Click on the green Generate Images button.

Screenshot showing the 'Generate Images' button in green, clicked to generate AI-suggested images

5. Type in a few keywords around the topic you are thinking to use for images. Select the Generate Images button when done. This will pull up a few prompts to help narrow down the image you wish to use for y our campaign.

6. Click on the image you wish to use to add it to your email template.

πŸ“ Note: To add in any further image customizations such as a specific URL or alternative text, please double-click into the image block and use the editor form to make those adjustments.


FAQs

Q: I entered the text I want to show in my image, but it’s not working?


​A: It’s important to note that generative AI for image creation, in general, struggles with accurately rendering text. Due to the nature of the technology, ensuring correct spelling and alignment is challenging. Consequently, it’s recommended to avoid incorporating text into generated images to prevent potential inaccuracies. Please understand that this limitation is inherent to the generative AI model utilized, over which we have no direct control.


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