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Dreamweaver - assistance needed updating html email templates created in Dreamweaver MX2004

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Hi, I’m looking for some assistance in updating email templates I created using Dreamweaver MX2004. I would ideally like to create new templates with Arial 10 font and simple tables.  

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    Community Expert
    December 14, 2024

    What are you sending your emails out of? While DW was used in the past to help code emails and may still be used for some testing., it's often better to build them in your ESP/MAP of choice. If you needed help moving emails into a platform like that I've done that with clients in the past, or updating to newer ones using a bunch of different platforms. But simple tables and basic Arial fonts are probably not going to be appealing to others who are using more responsive and modern templates.

    Participating Frequently
    December 15, 2024

    Hi Ben, the templates are used for individual emails sent using Outlook. We don't send any batch marketing emails. I think I may have found a workaround! I did a ChatGPT search to generate code for a new email template. I then copied this into a new Dreamweaver html document and am now able to edit in Design mode to create the new templates I need.

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 15, 2024

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 13, 2024

    1. Dreamweaver is web authoring software, not email software.

     

    2. Many devices, particularly mobile phones & tablets, don't have Arial fonts installed.

    Ideally, you should express fonts with web-safe font-families that include the most common fonts for Win/Mac & mobile— iPhones, iPads,  Androids, etc...

     

    3. The default font-size used by most email clients is 16px or 1em.  10px fonts are too tiny to read on digital devices, DO NOT USE.

     

    Your embedded CSS should resemble this:

    <style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'open sans', roboto, 'source sans pro', sans-serif"; font-size:0.85em;">

     

    Mobile-friendly Email Templates from MailChimp (free & paid plans available)

    https://mailchimp.com/solutions/digital-marketing-templates/

     

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    December 14, 2024

    Thank you Nancy. I use Dreamwaver as I find the 'Find and Replace' function really, really useful. I've got over 300 email templates and often need to batch update certian elements of text or URLs. I haven't come across this functionality in any other software!

    BenPleysier
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 13, 2024

    What is it that you want assistance with? Please be more specific.

     

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    Participating Frequently
    December 13, 2024

    I want to create (i) a simple email template with Arial 10 text and (ii) another template with Arial 10 text and fixed width table, with variable numbers of columns. The text needs to wrap in the table rows, without changing column widths. 

    BenPleysier
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 13, 2024

    This is what I use:

    https://bootstrapemail.com/

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