{"id":15341,"date":"2023-02-15T15:44:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/?p=15341"},"modified":"2025-02-23T19:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T16:12:28","slug":"how-to-preview-your-emails-before-sending-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-preview-your-emails-before-sending-them\/","title":{"rendered":"How to preview and test your email content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>IN THIS ARTICLE: <\/strong>you'll learn how to preview your email content and send test emails.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wonder what your recipients will see when they receive your email?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In our email campaigns builder, you can preview and test your emails prior to sending them to recipients. After previewing, you'll be confident in how your email will appear in each recipient\u2019s inbox.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; opacity: 50%; border-width: 0; color: gray; background-color: gray;\" \/>\n<p><strong>Before we start:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preview mode is available in our email editor as you create your campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-add-an-email-to-your-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read how to compose your email in a campaign and add its contents \u21d2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"add1\">Preview your email<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After composing a new email in your sequence, you can preview the email content to ensure it displays as expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image shadow aligncenter wp-image-21885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-05-37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-05-37.jpg 900w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-05-37-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-05-37-768x365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The preview includes all the necessary parts of the email:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>text with formatted elements<\/li>\n<li>attached files<\/li>\n<li>images<\/li>\n<li>email variables with data from prospect fields<\/li>\n<li>signature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To preview your email:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the email editor, click <strong>Preview and test<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose a prospect list<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the recipient<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An email preview <\/span>is personalized based on data from a prospect's profile that you choose. Fallback values (if present) will be used if prospect data is unavailable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image shadow aligncenter wp-image-21886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-07-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-07-23.jpg 900w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-07-23-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-07-23-768x365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"add2\"><strong>Send a test email<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the email preview may look good in our app, it's possible your recipients may have a different view due to how email clients render the email content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, Gmail users may have a different view than Outlook or Yahoo users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why we recommend sending test emails before launching your campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test emails will allow you to see how an email will actually appear in your own inbox, add test mailboxes from other ESPs, <\/span>or share an email draft with a teammate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To send a test email:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the email editor, click <strong>Preview and test<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose a prospect list<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the recipient\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Send a test email<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type the email address you want to send the test to<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Send<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image shadow aligncenter wp-image-21890 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-13-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-13-21.jpg 900w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-13-21-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-13-21-768x365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can send test emails to multiple inboxes at once. Add more test emails manually by typing them in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The email you receive will provide an accurate preview of what your recipients will see when they receive the same message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image shadow aligncenter wp-image-21892 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-15-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-15-27.jpg 900w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-15-27-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-15_19-15-27-768x365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"add3\"><b>FAQs and tips<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>You can also enter a preview mode by clicking <strong>Preview emails <\/strong>on any step of the campaign builder.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. How many test emails can I send?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every email you send, whether it's a test or live email, counts toward your daily sending limit <strong>(Total)<\/strong> in your\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.snov.io\/account#\/email-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">email account settings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and uses your <\/span><b>Unique recipients<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> monthly quota.<\/span><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Do you send test emails from your own servers?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test emails are sent from the default email address chosen in your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.snov.io\/account#\/email-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">email account settings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>3. How can I test a whole sequence of emails with triggered flows?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend sending a live campaign to a test segment of your recipients or a preview list which contains email addresses that you own.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN THIS ARTICLE: you&#8217;ll learn how to preview your email content and send test emails. Wonder what your recipients will see when they receive your email? In our email campaigns builder, you can preview and test your emails prior to sending them to recipients. 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