How to Create HTML Email in Dreamweaver
Using Dreamweaver, you can successfully create HTML emails in a minimum amount of time. The popularity of HTML emails is constantly growing because there are so many uses for them in both business and personal capacities. You can create and send newsletters without having to pay for a service as well as send mini web pages with graphics and clickable links. Many email applications are now equipped to handle HTML so this type of message is quickly becoming more appealing than standard text-based email.
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Things You'll Need
- Internet connection
- Dreamweaver application
- Email application
- Web server to store your graphics and HTML files
Instructions
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Go to the Dreamweaver toolbar and navigate from "File" to "New" to open a new HTML page.
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Select a blank HTML page from the "Page Type" section or choose a ready-made HTML template from the "Layout" section. It is best to use HTML tables to control the layout of your message.
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Enter your text.
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Add or change any CSS formatting for fonts or background colors. In the "CSS Styles Window," click the "All" button to get a list of all the existing CSS rules.
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Insert any desired graphics into the page. Keep the graphics to a minimum so download times are short for your email recipients.
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Name and save your file with the ".html" extension.
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Place your HTML file and any graphics into a folder on your web server. All HTML files and graphics must have a full URL in order to work, like "http://www.mywebhost.com/images/graphic.jpg."
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Create a new email message and add your HTML page. In most email applications, click "Insert" and then choose the HTML file from the web server. In Mac OS X Mail, use the Safari browser to go to the live HTML page and press the "Command" and "I" buttons on your keyboard.
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Tips & Warnings
Create and link a text version of your HTML email in case the HTML is not viewable by some of your recipients. Some email programs do not allow HTML email. Send a copy of the email to yourself and someone else before sending it to all of your recipients to ensure the message appears correctly.
Never complicate your HTML file with Flash or JavaScript. The page will not render correctly in the recipient's email.
