# Creating New Email Templates

## Creating a New Email Template <a href="#a-creating-a-new-email-template" id="a-creating-a-new-email-template"></a>

There are a number of different attributes which can be defined when creating / editing Email Templates.

### Info Tab <a href="#info-tab" id="info-tab"></a>

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The Info tab is used for defining the key information of the template:

* Name: In addition to a friendly name for subsequent selection
* ‘Purpose’ dropdown determines what the template can be used for (this is the type of template as defined above). Please note: This is set permanently when you are creating the template and cannot be modified subsequently.

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* Description of the template
* Subject of the email.
* Email Body – The contents of the email, along with rich text formatting.

#### System fields <a href="#system-fields" id="system-fields"></a>

System fields can be inserted into the Subject and the HTML Body. They take the form of the field name surrounded by square brackets e.g. \[customerName]. Only fields recognized by the system will be replaced, to avoid false matches on the email e.g. \[this text would remain in the email].

Note: This tab provides the English (default) version of the email content, with definitions for alternate languages definable on the ‘Translation’ tab.

### Files/Links Tab <a href="#files-tab" id="files-tab"></a>

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The Files/Links tab defines attachments that will be added to an email by default when this template is used.

{% hint style="info" %}
If files are attached to a template, they should be provided for each language used.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

The tags functionality allows the auto-adding of files or links to an email based on their tag if the tag matches the variable set in the email template.

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Links will be injected anywhere in email body text that the 'Hyperlinks' variable, available in the info tab, has been added.

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### Translation Tab <a href="#translation-tab" id="translation-tab"></a>

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The content for each language is provided on this tab. If content for a language is not provided, the system will either use the regional default language or will fall back to English.

If a link is added to the translated email template, you will be prompted to verify the link. \\

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You can verify the link by highlighting the text you want to act as the hyperlink, clicking on the 'Insert Link' icon and then entering the URL to link to.

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## Localizing Email Template Names <a href="#d-email-template-names-are-localisable" id="d-email-template-names-are-localisable"></a>

Please note that email template names can be set in multiple languages in the [Localisation ](https://docs.enate.net/enate-help/builder/builder-2021.1/adding-localisations)section of Builder, allowing users working in that language to choose the template with a name set in this language.

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