How to Use Email Templates When Sending Selection Boards

When you send a selection board to your client, you can add in a custom message for the email body. If you find yourself using the same messaging repeatedly for your selections, you can create and use templates for these emails to save time.

Access Your Selections Email Templates

To access your selection boards email templates, open a selection board and go to the Preview view. Click Share in the upper right, then click the My Templates button in the lower right corner of the Message section.

This will open the Email Templates screen where you can create, search, edit, and delete email templates. Here you can also set email templates as the project or company defaults.

Create a New Selections Email Template

To create an email template for your selection boards, click the Create New button in the upper right or, for your first one, the Create New Template button. Then just type in a title (ex: Selection Board Email Template) and the message.

In the template content you can insert a token, meaning the automatic generation of items such as your client’s name, your company name, or others. For example, “Hi, [Contact First Name],” as shown in text in the picture below. This is a great way to add a personal touch to the emails without having to type in names each time.

You also have the ability to set an email template as the default for the project — simply click Set as Project Default and mark the checkbox next to For all Selection Boards. Setting a template as the project default will not override previous projects’ email messages.

When you’re finished, click the Save button to save this message as one of your email templates for future use, or click the Save and Add button to save it as one of your email templates and apply it to the current document.

Set as the Project Default, Edit, or Delete an Email Template

You can always set an email template as the project default, edit it, or delete it later on by opening the Email Templates screen and clicking the three horizontal dots that appear on the right when you hover.

Set Company Template Defaults

To set company template defaults, which will act as default templates across all projects, click "Set Company Defaults” at the top of the Email Templates screen.

Here you can set the company defaults for terms and conditions, memos, and emails. For your Selection Boards Email Template, click Email Company Templates to expand the section, then open the Selection Boards Template dropdown to choose the one you want to apply.

This template will then show up on all selection boards across all your company’s projects. You can always change these settings anytime in the Default Company Templates screen.

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