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After having defined a template, you can use it in a new mailing. The following example uses the simple template with one text module from chapter "Using text modules". The principle is the same for templates requiring more than one text module.

1.In the navigation bar, click on the Mailings button, then on the sub-menu New Mailing.
2.In the Templates selection list below General, choose the desired template. The system shows all defined templates in this list. You can enter or modify all of the information necessary for the mailing see chapter "Inserting content"). Then generate the new mailing by clicking on Save.
Fig. 3.54: Selecting the required template in the mailings entry dialog.

Fig. 3.54: Selecting the required template in the mailings entry dialog.

3.The additional tabs in the OpenEMM take further mailing settings. Please note that you may still change all mailing details, apart from the assigned template.
4.Open the Content tab by clicking on it. Now, the system displays only the text module defined in the template. This is one text module named maintext in our example.
Fig. 3.55: The OpenEMM only displays those text modules used in the template.

Fig. 3.55: The OpenEMM only displays those text modules used in the template.

5.Open the text module entry dialog by clicking either on the module name or on New content.
6.Enter the required text into the Content box. You must follow the same rules as for normal mailings. The Target group drop-down list is optional; it can be used for assigning a target group to a text module. Further information on dynamic mailings is contained in chapter "Dynamic content generation". In our example, leave the All recipients setting unchanged. Click on Add to close the text module.
Fig. 3.56: Insert the contents of the text module and confirm by clicking on Add.

Fig. 3.56: Insert the contents of the text module and confirm by clicking on Add.

7.This completes the mailing which can now be tested and sent as described in chapter "Testing and sending a mailing".

Please note: Sometimes, the content of a text building block must remain the same for multiple mailings. In this case, alternatively to the procedure described here, you can define the contents of the text building block directly in the template (see chapter "Using text modules"). You then no longer need to save the contents for each mailing.