Add Content to a Paste HTML Template

If you have HTML email content, add it to this Content Builder template.

Use these options to add content to the email. Use the toolbar to insert system-provided options.

Note Editing a template doesn't automatically affect emails you used the template to create. Deleting a template doesn't delete emails created using that template.

1. Enter or paste your HTML into the editor.
2. To select your HTML from Content Builder or your computer, click Browse.
3. To add a file, drag files from your computer to the upload window.
4. Use the insert code snippet to add system links and HTML elements.
5. Use the insert attributes controls to add personalization.
6. Insert a content area.
   1. Place your cursor in the HTML code where you want the content area to appear in the template. Insert a content box anywhere you can insert a table. If you're using HTML tables, use one content box per tag.
   2. Click Insert Code Snippet.
   3. Click Content Area. To size and format the content box you have created, add formatting tags. Make sure your content area name is alphanumeric and less than 17 characters and contains no spaces or uppercase characters.
   

   Note To set the maximum number of blocks a content area accepts, update the data-max-blocks attribute in the HTML. In the example, the content area allows for a maximum of one block. The block must be an image, text, freeform, a/b test, or dynamic content block. The message shown inside the empty content area is “Place Hero Image Here”.

   <div data-type="slot" data-key="Hero1" data-max-blocks="1" data-allowed-blocks="imageblock; textblock; freeformblock; abtestblock; dynamicblock" data-label="Place Hero Image Here"></div>

7. To track how many people open your email, select Insert Code Snippet and then click Track Email Opens. Insert the tracking pixel immediately after the opening <body/> tag.
8. Use Insert Code Snippet to add the required fields, physical mailing address, and profile center. Type the physical mailing address and profile center in the template or the email created from this template.
9. To display an account header or footer in your paste HTML template, add the <custom type="header" /> tag where you want the header to display or the <custom type="footer" /> tag where you want the footer to display. This feature is only available for HTML paste templates.