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Outbound E-mail user interface

The Outbound E-mail node in a Publication contains Content Manager items specific to Outbound E-mail. The node is accessible to users who have Outbound E-mail rights, as defined by an SDL Tridion Sites system administrator.

E-mail Management ribbon toolbar
In the Content Manager Explorer, select E-mail Management. The tab shows tasks you can perform tasks in the Outbound E-mail node in a Publication. Controls are enabled or disabled depending on your current context.
Outbound E-mail node
The Content Management navigation pane on the left-hand side displays Publications and Shortcuts:
  • Open a Publication to view the Outbound E-mail node in which you create Mailings and Distribution Lists and organize them into Outbound E-mail Folders.
  • Open E-mail Campaigns to view E-mail Campaigns.

Search and List View
Select a Distribution List in the navigation pane to view its Contacts. Define search criteria and click Search to filter the list, in which case the list view displays the Contacts is the list who meet the criteria. You can save a filtered list as a Distribution List or export the Contacts:
Outbound E-mail icons
The Outbound E-mail node contains the following items:
IconItem TypeDescription
Outbound E-mail FolderOutbound E-mail Folders are used to organize Mailings and Distribution Lists.
Distribution ListA Distribution List defines the recipients of a Mailing.
MailingA Mailing combines Content (an E-mail Page) and Contacts (Distribution Lists).

At Publication level, the E-mail Campaigns node can contain the following items:

IconItem TypeDescription
E-Mail CampaignAn E-mail Campaign allows you to group Mailings to coordinate the sending and testing of Mailings across Publications and/or to group a series of related Mailings that comprise a campaign together.