The Preview page appears by default displaying the HTML version of the email message. Click the Text View tab to view the text version of the email message. 

While a text version of the email is not required to send out an email campaign, it’s a good idea to always include one for several reasons. 

First, not everyone has access to or uses HTML email.  Make sure the text email contains the highlights of your message in a clear and simple to read way. Also, many users with disabilities use audio text readers to help them interact with their email; text versions make this much easier. For this reason, you should also ensure that any graphics you use in the main HTML email have alternate text descriptions.

 

To view the email details such as the subject line or sender name click the arrow next to View Email Details.  Here you can see the fields that are your database with typical contact data.  You can also see the details of the message such as the Subject, Sender Name and the total number of recipients you have picked.  Collapse the container by re-clicking the arrow.

 

Review the email details and click the “Back” button at the bottom of the page to return to a previous step in the Email wizard to make any changes.

It is highly recommended that you send a test message before publishing.  Because each email system is slightly different, it is recommended that you test across a number of email systems such as Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

To send a test email:

1. Click Send Test Email on the right side of the screen.
   A Send Test Email dialog appears:

 

2. You can either choose individual address or select a Distribution List.  This might include a small number of internal addresses or test accounts. 

There is a limit of 50 recipients to whom you can send test email. 

3. To select a distribution list for your test email, click the arrow in at the end of the “Select Distribution List” field.  A list of Distribution Lists appears:

 

1. Click + to the left of the top-level item to expand the list.
2. Click the checkbox beside each distribution list to which you want to send the test email.
3. To close the list, click the arrow at the end of the “Select Distribution List” field.

4. To manually enter an email address, enter the email address in the “Enter Addition Email Addresses” field and click “Add.”
5. To remove an address, highlight it in the text box and click “Remove.”
6. Click “Send Test Email.”
7. iAPPS Marketier sends the email message to the specified recipient list.

The Check Spam option provides you with an analysis of how well your email does against spam blockers, that is, how likely a spam blocker will be to categorize your email as spam versus an acceptable email communication.

See "Questions on Spam issues" in the FAQs section for more information on best practices for writing emails to avoid being caught in spam filters.

To check your spam score, follow these steps:

• Click “Check Spam.”
  
  A dialog appears displaying the email address of the logged-in user to whom the email spam test results will be sent.

Testing the Spam score is important for assuring your email gets through to your customers. Note however, the Check Spam feature sends your email content to a third party service not affiliated with Bridgeline.  Be careful if sending sensitive information.

Once you have received the results of your spam check, return to the Compose Step of the wizard to update your email message, if necessary. Otherwise you are now ready to send or schedule your message.