Adding Links to Emails

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Adding Links

You can add links to emails.

To add links, create or edit an email from the Email tab in the left toolbar. 

1. Double-click into the desired content block.
2. Click the Link icon.
   
   

    

3. Enter the desired URL in the URL field in the pop-up window that appears.
4. Enter the displayed text in the Text to Display field.
5. Optionally, enter a link title in the Title field. Adding a title to your link is helpful for SEO.
6. Set link to open in the Current Window or a New Window. Best practices dictates that you open most email links in a new window. 
7. Optionally, you may select an existing Lead Gen & CRM link from the Link list drop-down menu. This will replace the information you've entered in the URL field. 
8. If you have already set some CSS for link styles, you may select the class you want to use in the Class drop-down menu. Read For Developers: Email Designer Classes and Styles Overview to learn more about editing HTML and CSS for your emails. 
    
   Note: Lead Gen & CRM offers Professional Services to assist with custom coding.
9. Click Save.
10. Click Save again. 
    
    

     

Be aware that, due to the associated color palette, certain emails might automatically render linked text in a color that is somewhat hard to see. You may need to modify the linked text color in the A Text Color menu in the Email Editor toolbar.

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