Send a Canva-designed email with Constant Contact

Use an email you created in Canva to send to your contacts

If you use Canva to create graphics and emails, you can now design a full email in Canva and then export it to your Constant Contact account to send it to your contacts! Your design is imported as an HTML email, ensuring the layout, formatting, and images remain intact. Once sent, you’ll be able to track the reporting like you would any other email created and sent from Constant Contact.

Note: Be sure to use an "Email" template in Canva. The "Email Newsletter" template is not supported for sharing to Constant Contact as an email.

1. When you’re finished designing your email in Canva, click Share. 
2. From the drop-down, click See all.
   
   
   
   
3. Search for “Constant Contact” and then select the Constant Contact app.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Open. If you’re already connected to Constant Contact, skip to step 9.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Connect.
   
   
   
   
6. Click Log in.
   
   
   
   
7. Log in to your Constant Contact account.
   
   
   
   
8. Click Allow Access to grant Constant Contact permission to access your Canva account.
   
   
   
   
9. From the Format drop-down, select the Email (HTML) option. 
   Note: The "Email Newsletter" template is currently not supported for sharing to Constant Contact as an HTML email. If you’re using an Email Newsletter template, you can select the Asset (image) option to save the design as an image in your Constant Contact Library or the Email (image) option to insert the design as an image in an email. Just note that image-only emails are not accessible to screen readers and may end up in spam.
10. Click Publish now. Your email design will be saved to your Constant Contact account as an HTML email. 
    Note: If you make any edits to your design in Canva after publishing it to Constant Contact, you’ll need to publish the email again to save the updated version as a new email draft.
    
    
    
    
11. Click Check it out to schedule your email.
    
    
    
    
12. Choose when you want to send your email, select the contact lists or segment you want to send to, update your subject line and preheader, and confirm your “From” name and email address. Then click Schedule or Send now. If you’re not ready to schedule yet, you can click Save. 
    Tip: Be sure to send a test version of your email before sending it to your contacts to make sure it looks how you want.
    
    
    
    

Your email will be saved to your Campaigns list. If you’re comfortable working with HTML, you can edit the email further using our custom code editor before sending it to your contacts. Once sent, you’ll be able to track the reporting from your Constant Contact account like any other email.

Questions?