Concept
The Email WYSIWYG editor is found on Step 2: Content of the New Email or Email Template wizard.
To access this wizard:
- Navigate to Marketing > Emails.
- Select the email you wish to edit under under the Email Template section.
- Click “Edit email template.”
- Navigate to Step 2: Content.
- You are now in the email WYSIWYG editor.
This wizard contains many design options for creating and editing emails. Below is more information about each.
Main Email Editor Menu

Here is a list of what these buttons can do for you:
Section Email Editor Menu
Here is a list of what these buttons can do for you:
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Save progress |
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Cancel |
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Bold |
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Italic |
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Underline |
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Strikethrough |
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Subscript |
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Superscript |
Insert horizontal line | |
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Align–Align left, center, right or full |
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Create an unordered list |
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Create an ordered list |
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Paste content from Microsoft Word–Removes styling from Word that conflicts with WYSIWYG editor |
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Insert/Edit Image–Insert an image hosted externally, hosted by Pardot, or upload an image into Pardot and insert into your email (upload tab). Also adjust the size and alignment of your image (under the appearance tab) |
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Undo last action |
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Redo last action |
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Font family |
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Font size |
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Select font color |
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Select background color |
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Edit CSS style–Edit the CSS of a selected element in the email. Where links can be underlined (Decoration:none). |
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AddThis–Social Media sharing platform: Prospects that click on these links can share the content of your email through their own social media accounts. |
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Insert/Edit Hyperlink–Inserts a link into your content, or inserts a link hidden behind text or inserts a link with your variable tags (%%view_online%% and %%unsubscribe%%) |
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Unlink–Remove a link from your email |
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Anchor–Create a link in the email that will jump the reader to where the anchor is located. Insert the anchor at the beginning of an article or section and name it. At the top of the email or in the email’s menu section, create a new link with the Insert/Edit link icon. For link type select “Anchor” and for URL, select the name of the anchor. |
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Variable field–Select a tag representing a Pardot field. When the email is sent, the tag will be replaced with the prospect’s information. Here is a list of our variable field options and a list of variable user tags and usage. |
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Edit HTML–Edit the source of this content section |
Dynamic Content–Add dynamic content to an email |