Adding a header

Adding a header to outgoing email messages can enrich the user experience. With a basic knowledge of HTML, you can make your messages look professional. Adding a header requires creating a template, and then configuring the outgoing mailbox to use the new default header template.

To add a footer template, use the same steps as described in the following procedure.

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To add a header template

  1. Create a header image for the banner in your outgoing message.

  2. Create an HTML header file (header_default.html) that contains the LogoTriangle.gif bitmap.
    The following sample HTML header file includes the bitmap:

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Default Header</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <table width="816" bgcolor="#0069A5">
    <tr>
    <td vAlign="top" width="196"><img src="LogoTriangle.gif" width="200" height="90" lowsrc="LogoTriangle.gif"></td>
    <td vAlign="top" width="608">
    <div align="center">
    <p>&nbsp;</p>
    <p><b><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" size="4" color="white" Email Engine Demo </font></b></p>
    </div>
    </td>
    </tr>
    </table><hr>
    </body>
    </html>

    This HTML code creates the following header.
    A header template
    Administering-193.gif

  3. Create an entry in the AR System Email Templates form for your header template:
    1. Select HTML as the template format, enter Header Default as the template name, and add header_default.html as an attachment.
    2. Click Add Attachment in the Template Attachments tab.
  4. In the AR System Email Attachments form, select Template as the type, enter LogoTriangle.gif as the attachment name, add LogoTriangle.gif as an attachment, and save the email attachment entry.
  5. In the AR System Email Templates form, click Refresh Table to display the bitmap template attachment, and save the template entry.
    For more information, see Adding-and-modifying-attachments-in-HTML-templates.
  6. In the AR System Email Mailbox Configuration form, open the outgoing mailbox entry.
  7. Under the Advanced Configuration tab, specify Header Default as the default header template.
  8. Send a sample outgoing email. The following figure displays the email sent by the Email Engine to your mail client.
    An outgoing message with a header template
    out-e-dft-hdr.gif

 

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