Email Templates lets you write an email once and reuse it for every reader. Placeholders such as {{recipientName}} and {{bookTitle}} are filled in each time you use the template.

## Create a template

1. Open **Email Templates** from the sidebar.
2. Click **+ New Template**.
3. Give it a **Name** and pick a **Category**. Choose **+ New category…** to make a new one.
4. Write the **Subject Template** and the **Body Template**. To insert a placeholder, click **{{ }} Variables** in the toolbar and pick one from the list.
5. Optional: fill in **Default To Email** if this template always goes to the same address.
6. Click **Create Template**.

Before you save, you can check how the email looks. With an email account connected, click **Send me a preview** to get a copy in your own inbox. The subject starts with [Preview], the details come from your first book, and the reader is called Alex Reader. Without an email account, click **Copy email** instead.

## Use a template

1. Find the template. You can type in **Search templates…** to narrow the list.
2. Click **Use Template** on its card.
3. Fill in **Recipient Name** and **Recipient Email**.
4. Pick a **Book** if the template uses a release date or sales links, and a **Download file** if it uses a download link.
5. Fill in any other details the window asks for under **This template also needs:**.
6. Click **Send**. You'll see a message saying who it was sent to.

If you haven't connected an email account, the button reads **Copy to clipboard** instead. The finished email is copied so you can paste it into your own email app. You can also choose **Copy instead** at any time.

## Connect an email account

To send straight from the app, connect Gmail or a custom SMTP account in **Settings** under **Email**. If both are connected, choose which one to use in **Send emails using**.