Have you created your email and are ready to send it to your recipients? We highly recommend sending a test email to yourself first to make sure everything looks as intended, without rendering issues – on both mobile and desktop devices.
In this post we will show you how to:
1. preview the display of the letter on mobile and desktop devices;
2. Get a shared link to distribute to colleagues and clients for approval;
3. send a test email ;
4. check how your letter is displayed in popular mail clients and on various devices – more than 90 popular combinations.
This is important
We provide a certain number of test emails per day according to your tariff plan. Please visit this page to check the number of test emails available to you;
You test not only the email design, but also the subject line and preheader;
In test emails you will not be listed barbados virtual phone numbers as the sender, as you configure these settings in your ESPs;
Before sending a test email, please use our checklist to ensure your email meets our standards.
1. Preview the letter on mobile and desktop devices
The HTML email preview shows how your message will appear on recipients’ devices.
To switch to preview mode you need to:
click the “Preview” button above the template;
Stripo Preview Button
After this you will see a screen divided into two parts:
a) on the left side – a preview for the desktop version;
b) on the right side – for mobile devices;
Stripo-Sending-Test-Emails-Preview
You can scroll down to see the entire email;
In this mode you can:
a) play the video;
b) check if the rollover effect or other interactive element works;
c) check all URL links;
To return to the template, click “return to editor” or press the Esc key.
Stripo Preview Escape Button
It is important to note:
In this mode you cannot test the email subject and preheader text.
Because different devices have different screen sizes and email clients have different rendering rules, we cannot guarantee that your email will look exactly as shown in the preview.
2. How to get a link to the web version of the letter for distribution among colleagues and clients
To share the email you’ve created with colleagues and clients for approval, you’ll need a shared link.
To get this link you need to:
go to preview mode;
Click the “Copy” or “Open in new tab” button above the letter.
Stripo Getting Shareable Link
It is important to note:
By opening this link in a new window, you will see the theme and preheader of the template.
Stripo-Test-HTML-Email-Subject-Line
3. How to send a test email
In Stripo, you can create two types of emails: classic HTML and AMP HTML.
HTML letters
In fact, sending a test email with Stripo is very easy.
