When the new Basic Editor first opens, you will be presented with this view (see Fig1):


Fig 1



At the top of the page are familiar controls currently available in the WYSIWYG Editor:

  • An "Inbox Preview" button that will take you to a third-party preview tool hosted by Litmus (essentially the same type of tool as was previously available with Email On Acid).
  • A "Quick Send" button that allows you to send both HTML and text versions of your campaign to a specified email address(es).
  • A "Spam Checker" button that will bring up the existing Spam Assassin tool.
  • A "View HTML" button that will popup a pane with your current code version (New feature).
  • a "Save & Exit" button.

This main page is broken up into two primary sections:

  • The primary canvas work area (See Fig 2 below).

Functionally, the canvas area in the Basic Editor is the same as that in the previous WYSIWYG Editor. You can:

  1. Insert / edit the campaign name.
  2. Insert / edit the campaign subject.
  3. Insert / edit preview text.
  4. Insert a tracking pixel for your own internal use.
  5. Insert / edit and style HTML elements via the toolbar OR by switching to code view, directly add / edit the HTML / CSS code.

NOTE: As of Nov 1, 2024, the "Preview Text" and "Tracking Pixel" input fields are disabled, but will be enabled in the near future.


Fig 2


At the bottom of the canvas area are three buttons:

  1. A "Save Changes" button that allows you to save work without exiting the Editor.
  2. An "Import HTML" button that will allow you to directly import in a file.
  3. A "Cancel" button that will exit the Editor without saving your current work and take you back to Manage Email Messages page.




  • The preview pane (See Fig 3 below).

The preview pane provides a browser-rendered example of what your campaign will look like.



    Fig 3


As noted in the overview document on the new Basic Editor, Pinpointe has provided a direct link to the import HTML function. The only major difference between this standalone page and the Basic Editor page is the initial popup you will see when choosing the Import HTML page. See Fig 4 below.


Fig 4



To recap, you may import an HTML file from your local system or you can import a .zip file. If importing a .zip file, it must contain an .html, .htm or .txt file that contains your html / CSS code. In addition, assuming your campaign template contains images, the .zip file must contain those images that are linked to in your campaign template.

NOTE: As of Nov 1, 2024, you may only import Custom Fields and Custom Variables using the "Star" icon in the toolbar (See Fig 5 below).


Fig 5



You may still add code manually to your template under the Code View ("<>" icon) option to include forms and dynamic content.


For Pinpointe forms, either Forward-to-Friend or Modify Preferences forms, you would include the variable code as so:


For Modify Preferences forms - %%modifydetails_"the-form-ID-number"%%. Example: %%modifydetails_310%%. 

For Forward-to-Friend forms - %%send friend_"the-form-ID-number"%%. Example: %%sendfriend_308%%. 


























































































































































































































NOTE: In the coming days, additional Knowledge Base Documents will be made available, each focused on a particular area of the Basic Editor such as the horizontal Toolbar.