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How to add a table to your email

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This article will go over how to add a table to an email, as well as the many use cases for doing so. 

 

How to use:

To add a table to an email, drag the table content type into a row.

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You can customize various settings of the table content block. 

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Header

You have the option to add a header to the first row of the table. These headers behave as column titles to allow you to categorize each column.

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Layout

Columns: Maximum number of columns supported is eight.

Rows: There is no maximum number of rows you can add to the bottom of your table

Border: Customize your border style with a solid, dot & dash option.

  • For dotted & dashed border styles, a thickness greater than five results in large circles or rectangles as the border. For the best result, use a border thickness of five or less.

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Background Color

Your table can have a solid background color or you can apply striped rows to your table. 

To apply striped rows, you can use the striped rows content property to create rows with alternating colors.

  • Note: The background color you select for the initial table will be the other alternating color in your striped rows. 

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Content

A table can only support text within it's rows. The text can contain hyperlinks that direct your recipients elsewhere to collect additional information. 

  • Note: Text cannot be copy & pasted into the table.

The content settings (i.e font family, font size, etc.) will apply to all content within your table.

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Best Practices:

Before sending your email, we recommend verifying your table design in mobile mode - too many columns within your table can result in a mobile design view that is not ideal. If you would like to proceed with your intended table design, we suggest using the 'hide on desktop/mobile' feature to hide your table within mobile views. To make sure your employees that view via mobile have access to this content, we also suggest the following:

  • Add a new row with a button content block
    • Hide this row on desktop
  • Link out to your table content from the button

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Suggested Use Cases:

  • Present a preview of a spreadsheet's content by presented a summarized or limited selection of the full spreadsheet's contents
  • Present numerous dates, such as federal holidays for the year or all birthday/anniversary dates for the month
  • Present time-based or sequential information such as project updates or upcoming product roadmap for the organization
  • Present a schedule with times, location & details for company events

 

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