Edit an image in your email

Make edits to an image in your email using Canva or our editing tools, and further customize the design of the Image block

After adding an image to your email, you can modify it using our editing tools or Canva, without leaving your email draft! You can further customize the Image block design to fine-tune the look of your email.

• Use our image editor
• Edit an image with Canva
• Customize the design of the Image block

Design tip: Want to get even more out of your email design? Check out our best practices for making your pictures pop!

Use our image editor

Our image editor lets you make tons of enhancements to your image, including cropping, rotating, adding filters, frames, text, and more!

You can access our image editing tools while working on your email:

1. Click on the image.
2. From the panel on the left, click the pencil icon and select Image Editor from the drop-down.
   
   
    
3. Click on the icons along the left-hand side to open the editing tools and enhance your image:

• Transform - Tools for cropping, rotating, or flipping an image.
• Filters - Choose from a list to change an image's color or tone.
• Adjust - Tools for adjusting the brightness, saturation, contrast, and more.
• Focus - Select an area of the image to focus on and blur the rest.
• Text - Tools for adding custom text across an image. Choose the font style, color, and spacing.
• Stickers - Choose from a variety of shapes and emoticons to embellish your image.
• Brush - Add freehand text or drawing to an image. Choose color, brush width, and line hardness.
• Frames - Add a decorative border around an image. Choose style, width, and opacity.
• Overlays - Select from a list of subtle image textures to layer on top of an image, like a double exposure, and adjust the subtlety of the effect.

4. When you've finished your edits, click Export.
   
   
    
5. Click Insert to add the updated image to your email.
   
   
    

Edit an image with Canva

You can seamlessly edit any image with Canva, whether it was created in Canva or not! It’ll be automatically saved to your Constant Contact Library and can be inserted directly into your email.

Did you know? Canva offers a free plan for everyone, and non-profits can enjoy the Pro plan at no cost!

1. Click on the image.
2. From the panel on the left, click the pencil icon and select Edit with Canva from the drop-down. If you're not already connected to Canva, follow the prompts to do that now.
   Note: The option to edit with Canva isn't available for stock images or GIFs.
   
   
    
3. Make your changes and then click Return to Constant Contact in the upper-right when you’re finished.
4. Click Return to Constant Contact from the drop-down to import your design into your Constant Contact Library.
   
   
    
5. From the drop-down, select the file type you want your design to be imported as—PNG, JPG, or PDF. 
   Note: If you import your design as a PDF, it won’t be available to insert into your campaign from the Images tab, but it will be saved in your Constant Contact Library and available to link to in your email.
6. Click Import.
   
   
    
7. Click Done.
   
   
    
8. You’ll see your edited image at the top of the Images tab. Click and drag it into your campaign to insert it.
   
   
    

Customize the design of the Image block

You can also further customize the look of your image using the options in the left-hand panel, including rounding the corners, adding a border, and more.

1. Click on the image to open the left-hand panel.
   
   
    
2. Adjust the width of the image if you want to make it smaller or larger. The height will change proportionally. 
3. Click the toggle if you want the image to span the full width of the screen when your email is viewed on a mobile device.
4. Align the image to the left, center, or right side of the email.
5. Round the corners of your image to change its shape. Apply the same roundness to all corners, or click the toggle to adjust each corner's roundness. The higher the number, the more rounded the corners become.
   
   
    
6. Click the Background color swatch to choose a background color for the Image block.
7. If needed, click to expand the Border section.
8. Adjust the thickness to add a border around your image.
9. Click the color swatch to select a border color.
10. Use the Style drop-down to select a solid, dashed, or dotted border.
    
    
     
11. If needed, click to expand the Padding section.
12. Click the toggle to apply the same amount of padding inside all sides of the image border, and choose the amount of padding you want, or adjust the padding inside the top, bottom, left, and right of the border.
    
    
     
13. If needed, click to expand the Margin section.
14. Click the toggle to apply the same margins to all sides of your image and choose the amount of space you want, or adjust the margins for the top, bottom, left, and right.
    
    
     

Questions?