Preview the Message as a Group Member or Constituent

By default, you can only thumb through 200 group members when previewing the HTML or plain text version of an email. Likewise, you will only receive test emails for the first three members of a group. If you would like to see more (or fewer) group members in either instance, contact Blackbaud to change the following site options:

  • DYNAMIC_PREVIEW_GROUP_COUNT: (NUMERIC) Maximum group members to scroll through in dynamic content preview; Default value: 200

  • DYNAMIC_PREVIEW_MAX_SEND_COUNT: (NUMERIC) Maximum group members used when sending dynamic content test emails; Default value: 3

Preview the message

  1. Navigate to HTML Content or Plain Text Content in your message.

    1. Select Email > Email Campaigns.

    2. Select the Campaigns tab.

    3. In the Actions column for the appropriate campaign, select Manage.

    4. Select the Messages tab.

    5. In the Actions column of the appropriate message, select Edit

    6. In the left-hand navigation pane, select HTML Content or Plain Text Content.

  2. Select Preview below the editing window.

  3. Select Select a Constituent or Select a Group.

  1. Select a Group Type, then select a group and select Save.

    Note: Only one group may be used in preview.

  2. Select Previous Constituent and Next Constituent to move through the constituents in the group.

    Note: If you are using Multiple Locale support, you will see the message for each constituent according to the preferred locale for that constituent.

  3. Close the window when you are finished.

  1. Search for the constituent in Choose the Constituent.

  2. Select the constituent's record.

  3. Close the window when you are finished.