equinux Mail Designer Pro 2 - Manual (Page 42)

Uploading a design to MailChimp
Before uploading your design to MailChimp, you have to add a MailChimp
Unsubscribe Link to your template.
To add a MailChimp Unsubscribe Link
‣ click into the text area you want to add the link to.
‣ choose ”Insert > MailChimp > Unsubscribe Link“ from the top menu bar.
You can now upload your design to your MailChimp account. Choose a
name to save your design as and click ”Export”:
Your design will then be uploaded to your MailChimp account. You can then
view it on the MailChimp website to see how it looks and use the new tem-
plate in your MailChimp marketing campaigns.
MailChimp Editing and Compatibility
Editing
MailChimp also offers an online editing tool. However, it is usually easier to
use Mail Designer Pro 2 for all editing and to simply upload your edited
document when you’re finished.
Just be sure to export your edited template with a new name, as Mail De-
signer Pro 2 can’t overwrite templates already uploaded to MailChimp.
Compatibility
When Mail Designer Pro 2 documents are exported to MailChimp, the HTML
formatting is re-interpreted by MailChimp’s HTML engine.
We have tested compatibility thoroughly and have strived to ensure that
designs are exported as accurately as possible.
However, it is possible that you may see some minor discrepancies with re-
gards to the exact flow and formatting of your text (e.g. a paragraph may
take up four lines of text instead of three) and MailChimp’s editing preview
can also sometimes display things slightly differently.
For a more precise preview, use MailChimp’s Preview feature or send your-
self a test message through MailChimp once you have created your cam-
paign, before sending it to recipients.
Using placeholders with MailChimp
MailChimp can use “placeholders” or “merge tags” in your design to auto-
matically insert personalized details into your message.
To use MailChimp placeholders
‣ Go to a text area within your design
‣ Right-click and choose “Insert Placeholder > MailChimp “
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