Topic:

How do I create an Email Invitation?

Solution:

Before you create and send an Email Invitation, you will need to create a Contact List. If you do not already have a Contact List you wish to use, follow these steps.

Once you have created a Mailing List, you are ready to create your Email Invitation, follow these steps:

1. On The Email Invitations tab, click the Create Email Invitation link.
2. Complete the Email Basics fields. Select the Event you sending the invitation for, and the Contact List you are sending the invitation to.
   • If you are sending a second invitation to a single event, the When sending another invitation email to the same Contact List for the same event, only send the email invitation to recipients who have not already registered or who have not declined the RSVP option becomes available. Selecting this option will insure that people who have already registered for your event, or declined a previous RSVP, will not receive the email.
3. Click the Next button.
4. Choose the Theme you would like to apply to your invitation. Select the Same as Registration Form theme to make your invitation match the colors you have selected for your registration form. If you wish to use no theme, or apply your own styling, select the Blank theme. Once you are satisfied with your selection, click the Next button.
5. Create the body of your invitation email, or select from the pre-made Content Templates available on Body menu, located on the left. You will notice that the content of the last few invitations you created is also available on the left, below the Content Templates.
   • If you would like to save the content you have created for use in a future email, click the Save as Content Template link. Once saved, your content will be availble in the Body menu.
6. Once you are finished with the content of your invitation, click the Next button.
7. Review the email preview, and send yourself a test email by entering your email address and clicking the Send Test Email Now link. If you notice formatting or layout issues with your test email or preview, click the Previous button to return to the Content step.
   
   
   
8. Once you are satisfied with look of the test email and/or preview, click the Next button.
9. Select your preferred delivery method, or choose to save the invitation as a draft.
10. Agree to the terms and click the Save & Close button to complete the Email Invitation.

 

Related Links:

• How do I create a Contact List?
• How do I report on my Email Invitations?

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