Customized Fields in the Outgoing Email Action Layout
You can customize the Outgoing Email Action layout by removing fields or making them
read-only. However, keep the following considerations in mind because your adjustments can
affect other areas of the layout or require you to populate other fields with
content.
Required Editions
Available in: Salesforce Classic and
Lightning Experience
Available in: Group, Essentials, Professional, Enterprise,
Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions
Fields in the Email Message Layout
Field
Consequence
Subject
When you remove the Subject field from the layout, the Merge Field icon is hidden
in the email composer.
You can’t send emails unless at least one of these fields has content.
Subject field
HTML Body or Text Body field
As the sender, you can provide the content, or it can be automatically inserted
using predefined values. An email template can also include the content for these
fields.
Note When you also remove the HTML Body field from the layout, the Insert Template
icon is hidden in the email composer.
HTML Body
When you remove the HTML Body field from the layout, these icons are hidden in the
email composer:
Merge field
Preview
Insert availability (requires an Inbox license)
You can’t send emails unless at least one of these fields has content.
Subject field
HTML Body or Text Body field
As the sender, you can provide the content, or it can be automatically inserted
using predefined values. An email template can also include the content for these
fields.
Text Body
You can’t send emails unless at least one of these fields has content.
Subject field
HTML Body or Text Body field
As the sender, you can provide the content, or it can be automatically inserted
using predefined values. An email template can also include the content for these
fields.
Recipient (To:, Cc:, and Bcc:)
You can’t send emails unless there’s at least one recipient.
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