Creating an eflash Message

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1 Creating an eflash Message eflash s are easy to create and send, yet incredibly responsive to read of any device which makes them great for parent notifications. Send an eflash for those messages that are too small for a newsletter, but too lengthy for an SMS. Step 1 Log into your epublisher account and click on eflash Message from the left hand side navigation bar. You will be presented with the eflash listing area. This area shows you all of your eflash history. If this is your first send, you re listing area will empty, but in time you will see an accumulated list of your previous eflash messages here. Step 2 - Click on New eflash button in the top right hand corner. Step 3 - Begin by typing in a subject line for your eflash. Your subject line should be something catchy in order to grab your subscriber s attention, then click create. Step 4 - The eflash content building screen will appear ready for you to build your template. Add your preferred content blocks on the left to the builder on the right, and then customize them before sending to your subscribers.

2 Ensure the Add Content screen is selected and the Content Blocks are visible. Step 5 As you click each Content Block they will be placed in-between the default header and footer. Step 6 To add an image to the content block, select an image content block to add to the template.

3 Step 7 Open the Image Library option within the main menu. An image gallery will appear on the left hand side. You can either click to upload an image or drag the image from your computer to the image gallery. Step 8 Once your image has been uploaded into the image gallery, drag and drop the image into place.

4 Edit Content Options Additional options to edit the contents images, titles, buttons and links are in the Edit Content Options. Step 1 Once the image is visible within the template, click on the image to apply one of the following. a. Image Border Turn on the Show Gutter button b. Insert a hyperlink such as a webpage or add alternative text (will show on clients that does not download images automatically). a. b. Step 2 Edit the Content Blocks text which have been added by simply clicking and editing the headings and paragraph sections. Step 3 Select the text and replace with your own, either by over typing the current wording or by pasting directly from a Word document. Step 4 Edit Section Titles and Button text, click on the text and overwrite. Step 5 Insert a link into a button by clicking on the button and typing the URL address into the link field.

5 Edit Template Styles If you like you can edit the default template colours and text for the whole template or specific content blocks. Step 1 Choose the option from the Main Style menu by clicking on one of two options. Template Content Block Step 2 Simply click on the coloured circle and choose a colour, or type in the colour code if you prefer. Step 3 Simply click on the coloured circle and chose a colour, or type in the colour code if you prefer. The colour you have chosen will save automatically.

6 How to Link Social Media Add the Social Media icons to your eflash message and create a path to gain more followers. Step 1 Add the Social Media Icons content block to your template. In most direct s, the social media icons are on the footer of the as seen below. Step 2 Click on social media icon to activate the social block and select the desired social media options, click the radio button from grey off to blue on and paste or type in the URL directing to the page, such as Facebook, Step 3 Repeat Step 3 to add more social media icons such as Twitter and Website. The final Social Media content block, for example will appear as above.

7 eflash Preview Once you are happy with the preview of eflash message you are ready to send it to your subscribers. Click on the screen icon from within the menu across the top of the screen. There are 3 ways to view the eflash Desktop 2. Tablet 3. Mobile device To specify the view, click on each screen that is found in the bottom right of the screen. As you click each individual icon, a preview of the eflash will appear to the left of the screen as seen below

8 Add an Attachment You may choose to add a file to your eflash such as a.pdf document. Step 1 - From within the eflash Management screen, click the paper clip icon. Step 2 Select the browse & upload button. Step 3 Browse your computer files and locate the PDF document and click Open. Step 4 Once the file appears in the uploading screen, click Save. Under the add an attachment column, there will now be a.pdf icon. The file has been added successfully.

9 How to send an eflash Message To send an eflash message directly to your subscribers takes a few easy steps. Step 1 Send a test. This is especially important as an eflash message cannot be edited once it has been sent, unlike the standard newsletter. To do this, click on the Send Test . Step 2 Insert the address which is to receive the test eflash message and click OK. A copy of the eflash message will be delivered to the address. Use the test to preview and proof read your message before sending it to subscribers. Step 3 Click Save. Step 4 Under the Action icon, select the envelope icon, Create Campaign. Step 5 Provide a campaign name, this can be copied from the subject line as seen below and click Next. Step 6 The eflash message will be automatically selected, click Next.

10 Step 7 Chose a contact list from the drop down lists. If you wish to send to all of your subscribers, chose all lists by selecting the lists one by one in the drop down menus, once chosen click Next to continue. Step 8 To deploy the eflash message immediately, select the Deliver the campaign immediately option. Click Deploy Campaign

11 Or to deliver at a specific time, choose a date and time from the calendar as seen below. Click Schedule this Campaign The eflash message will be sent at the requested date and time.