UpMail now supports GIFs! Whether you're in the Email Composer or Content Library, you can easily add a GIF to your UpMail account and apply it to your emails or email templates.
ADDING A GIF TO THE CONTENT LIBRARY
Only Champions are able to add GIFs to the Content Library.
1. In the Content Library, click on ‘Upload Images’
2. Your computer files window will open and you can select the GIF to upload, and it will appear in your Content Library. GIFs will look like static images in your library.
3. Click on the Pencil Icon on the top right corner to edit the GIF.
4. The 'Edit Media' window will appear and you have the options to:
- Update the Name, Alternative Text and add Tags (click here to learn more)
- Attach a Document or URL (click here to learn more)
- Crop the image (click here to learn more)
- Customize the overlay icon (click here to learn more - refer to Editing Supporting Content section)
Please note you cannot add a Label to a GIF.
5. Once you select 'Update', the changes will be saved.
6. Upload the GIF to your email/templates.
ADDING A GIF IN THE EMAIL COMPOSER
As an End-User you can also add a GIF to use in your emails/email templates.
1. Click on the section you'd like to add the GIF, then click the 'My Library' tab to the right of Recommended Content.
2. Click '+Add', then select the 'Upload Image' button.
3. Your computer files window will open and you can select the GIF to upload.
4. Once you've selected the GIF to upload, the 'Edit Media' window will appear and you have the options to:
- Update the Name, Alternative Text and add Tags (click here to learn more)
- Attach a Document or URL (click here to learn more)
- Crop the image (click here to learn more)
- Customize the overlay icon (click here to learn more - refer to Editing Supporting Content section)
Please note you cannot add a Label to a GIF.
5. Once you select 'Update', the GIF will appear within the email/template. GIFs may take a few seconds to load within the email/template.
Please note that uploading a GIF to 'My Library' makes it exclusively available to you, not all users of the account. However, you can easily access that GIF in your library to use in other emails/templates.