Add and set up images in an email template

The images block within a template lets you insert and personalise visual content in an email template in ITGallery.

Add an image block

1. Open the template editor from the Mailing module.
2. Once your Structure is created
3. In the Content section, select the Images block.
4. Drag the Images block to the position in the template where you want to insert it.

Add images to your Image Gallery

From your Image Gallery you can upload, organise and select images to use in your templates.

1. To open the content manager, click Add image within your image block
2. This opens a panel with the  Image Gallery; if you have never uploaded anything, it will be empty.
3. You can drag your files in or categorise them by creating folders to organise your content.

Image attributes

When you select an image, you can set its properties from the left side menu:

1. Link to: add a link to the image to send users somewhere when they click it.
2. Open in a new tab: turn this on so the link opens in a new tab.
3. Alt text: add alternative text that appears if the image does not load.
4. Alignment: set the position of the image (left, centre or right).
5. Width: adjust the size of the image with the slider.

Background and design of the image block

• Background colour: apply a colour using the picker, RGB values or a hex code.
• Border: adjust the border radius to round the corners of the image.
• Margins: define the space around the image within the block.

Include GIFs

You can use GIF files in your email templates.

1. Select and add an image block
2. From Add image, find and select the GIF to insert in your Image Gallery
3. The GIF is shown in the template automatically.

Replace an image

1. Select the image within the template.
2. In the left side menu, click Change Image.
3. Select or upload a new image from the content manager.
4. The new image automatically replaces the previous one