Equinux Mail Designer Pro 2 Manual de usuario

Mail Designer Pro 2

Adding layout blocksClick the “Contents” button to open the Contents panel. This contains all the design elements you can add to your Mail Design. Go

Click the selection tab to choose a layout block - then choose Duplicate from the Edit menu‣Hold down the option key on your keyboard and click and dr

Choosing a backgroundThere's a paint roller icon in the lower left corner of the window. Click it to switch to the background editing mode. When

Custom backgroundsYou can also use one of your own photos or texture images as a background: choose the “Photos” section in the Contents panel and dra

Creating transparent background effectsIf you would like to create design effects by giving some layout blocks a “transparent” background, try this:‣Cli

Working with image areasImage areas can contain images, photos, shapes, masks and stylized text – so you can really let your creativity flow.Image area

Adding Video PlaceholdersWith Mail Designer Pro 2 you can add a Video Placeholder to your document. After dragging the placeholder into an image area

Rotating objectsYou can rotate an object in 90 degrees steps by clicking ”Rotate” from the toolbar. Hold down the Command key before clicking one of t

Open the Masks tab in the content window. Mail Designer Pro 2 includes plain placeholders, framed placeholders and even masking effect placeholders, li

Adding your own logos and signaturesYou probably have logos or a scan of your signature that you would like to frequently use in your mails designs. Y

Contents...The Design Chooser 4...Mail Designer Pro 2 at a glance

Editing a text areaTo edit a text area in your message, just click inside a text area and start typ-ing – simple! You can also adjust your font and te

Using a predefined Font SetIn Mail Designer Pro 2 you can choose from a variety of different Font Sets. A Font Set consists of multiple fonts. If the fir

Editing text in an image areaIn an image area, Mail Designer Pro 2 offers more flexibility and you can get really creative with your text. Let's tr

Note: you can change the color and text options of your link using the regu-lar font options.Creating an image linkYou can create a link with an image

Optimizing your template for MobileAs your design is now beautifully layouted and packed with your texts and images, we can now start optimizing your

Hide certain layout blocksMail Designer Pro 2 not just allows you to add a dedicated layout block for the mobile version of your template, you can als

Using retina images with your designWith Mail Designer Pro 2 you can use retina optimized images for the mobile version of your template. In this way

Open the preview windowClicking the mobile preview button in the toolbar will open an additional window where you can see the mobile version of your d

Refreshing the preview windowIf you changes an image or layout block in your template click the refresh button to update the view in the preview windo

Collaborative workingMail Designer Pro 2 has been designed for collaborative working. Work together with your colleagues on one design, leave a commen

...Working with Text and Links 26...Preview your design 26Open th

Lend a documentLending a document makes it easy working on a single document with mul-tiple colleagues from your office. Mail Designer Pro 2 allows you

Preparing your design for sendingSaving your designOnce your design is finished, you can save it for later re-use.Choose “File > Save” from the menu

Setting up Mail Designer Pro 2 for sendingBefore you can use Mail Designer Pro 2 for sending your template to your recipients, we have to configure the

In addition to the account specific information you will now also need to enter the address for the outgoing server, the port that must be used and the

Advanced design techniquesWe’ve covered the basic, so let’s look at some of the slightly more advanced layout and design techniques you can apply to y

Choose the application you want to use for editing and Mail Designer Pro 2 will open your image in the right application.Combining design elementsYou

Moving objects to the front or backOnce you start combining design elements, you may want to place certain objects in image areas in front of or behin

Ungroup the included text objectsSeveral of the text objects that we include are images and text ob-jects grouped together. You can ungroup these for

Sharing your designsShare your latest stationery with your friends and colleagues.Export your designMail Designer Pro 2 offers several ways of exportin

HTML ExportMail Designer Pro 2 can export a HTML file containing your design. You can re-use your design with other services, or publish a copy as a we

The Design ChooserCreate a new mail using a Design Idea or pick one of your saved designs to send. 4Choose a design idea as a starting point for your

Getting help with other email marketing toolsThis manual can only outline the basic steps required to upload a design to an email marketing tool. As e

Exporting a Design to MailChimpIf you’ve created a newsletter design that you want to email to large number of users, you might want to send it out wi

Uploading a design to MailChimpBefore uploading your design to MailChimp, you have to add a MailChimp Unsubscribe Link to your template.To add a MailC

‣Choose the placeholder you would like to addA placeholder will be inserted into your text, which will later be replaced with information from your Ma

More on MailChimpThis manual covers the basic steps required to upload your design as a MailChimp template. To learn more about the other MailChimp fe

Exporting a Design to Campaign MonitorCampaign Monitor makes it easy to send email newsletters to a large number of users and is also ideal if you’re

Uploading a design to Campaign MonitorOnce your account has been configured, your designs can be uploaded to your Campaign Monitor account. Choose a na

Campaign Monitor placeholders explainedPlaceholderDescriptionCurrent DayInserts the current dayCurrent Day NameInserts the name of the current day (e.

Appendix: CompatibilityWhile most modern email applications will display Mail Designer Pro 2 messages beautifully, there are a few email programs that

Appendix: Keyboard ShortcutsActionShortcutWorking with ObjectsWorking with ObjectsCopyCommand–CCutCommand–XPasteCommand–VPaste with styleCommand–Shift

Mail Designer Pro 2 at a glanceAdd images, edit text and re-arrange your layout – in the main document window. 5Grab a layout block by its handle and

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The contents windowDrag and drop new layout elements, graphics, text objects, placeholders, background patterns and photos into your design. 6To add a

7Use masks to add picture frame effects, or to resize or crop your images. You can also replace place-holders later in Mail.Choose a video placeholde

8Add your own pictures from iPhoto, or your logos and signa-ture from a folder.

Your first mail designTo get you started, we’re going to design a new email step-by-step, explaining the options in detail as we go. Creating a new de