Use the Gmail layouts to send professional-looking emails to your recipients. With YAMM, you can send mass personalized emails using Gmail Layouts.
Prerequisites
- You must log in with your Google accounts.
- Your Workspace account needs to have Gmail Layouts enabled.
- Your Google spreadsheet contains the contact information with the mandatory Email column.
Customize your Gmail layout
Procedure
- Go to Gmail.
- In the top left, click Compose.
- At the bottom of the window, click Layouts.
A Select a layout window opens. - (Optional) To customize the layout, click Default styling.
info Style changes will affect your following email layout. - Enter details to build your design. You can customize your layout with:
- Logos
- Colors
- Fonts
- Footer Details
- Links
- After you change your preferences, click Save changes.
- Select a layout and click Insert.
- After you add the layout to the body of the email:
- Change the images.
Google recommends you include alt text. It helps people who use screen readers better understand your branded email. - Add a subject and add markers to personalize your email template.
- If you include a button, make sure you set a link.
- Change the images.
Result
You can now use the customized Gmail layout for your YAMM mail merge.
What's next
Send a YAMM mail merge using your customized Gmail layout.
Send a YAMM mail merge
Procedure
- In Google Sheets, open the spreadsheet with the contacts list.
- Select Extensions > Yet Another Mail Merge: Mail Merge for Gmail > Start Mail Merge.
- Select the Gmail draft and click Review before sending.
- Click Send emails.
Result
You successfully sent a mail merge using a customized Gmail layout.