Quick Start Guide - New Editor. Navigation Overview

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1 Quick Start Guide - New Editor Real Magnet uses a content creation editor that combines the ease of drag-n -drop functionality with powerful editing tools to allow e-marketers with little to no graphic or html coding skills to create and/or modify professional quality messages. With the editor, you can easily add and remove columns, insert text blocks and images, set up dynamic content and RSS feed blocks, enable social sharing, and create custom zones and color themes for re-use in later s and templates. It s unbelievably flexible Formatting tools make it easy to add borders and spacing, change font styles and colors and update overall template color schemes. There is also an image editor that allows you to edit your images right within the content creation editor so you don t need to use any third party tool. For more information on using the editor, click here, or contact us at support@realmagnet.com Navigation Overview Left side navigation: Hosts the 3 primary features menus you ll use to create and format your message. Other Tools: Access functions to undoredo edits, autosave, and select the HTML, Text, or mobile version of the message. Canvas: The main area for building the structure of your messages and adding content to them.

2 Zones: Overview Zones are the main objects for creating the structure of messages and adding content to them. Think in terms of building a message out of Lego blocks: each zone can be dragged-n-dropped onto the canvas to create a new object for content, images, social sharing icons and much more. You literally build your message. You can create Custom Zones as well. These zones contain content that is custom or unique to your organization and used on a recurring basis. Good examples of Custom Zone uses are for adding a physical address and/or links to your social sites. Types of Zones: Column Sections WYSIWYG Image Dynamic Content RSS Social Sharing Custom Zones

3 Zones: Inserting a Column Section Inserting a Column Section is very easy. simply drag the column section zone to the area in the message you d like to insert columns. Once you ve placed it in the message you ll have the option to choose how many columns to add. In the example below we simply added two columns. Now with these column placeholders in the message you can drag a zone that will add content, like an image or WYSIWYG zone. Dragging A Column Section Placed Column Section

4 Zones: Inserting a WYSIWYG Inserting a WYSIWYG follows the same exact process as insert a Column Section. Simply drag + drop the WYSIWYG zone in the area of the message you want to populate that content. Dragging A WYSIWYG Zone Placed WYSIWYG Zone

5 Zones: Inserting and Editing An Image Inserting an image follows the same exact process as the other zones. Simply drag + drop the image zone in the area of the message you want the image to appear. If the image is too large for the zone you ve placed it into, you ll see a warning in red at the bottom of the message. If you select edit image as copy you ll be able to resize the image right within our application Adjustment: Many tools such as resize, crop, overlay and others available for image editing.

6 Mobile Web and Other Versions Our new editor makes it simple to create other versions of your message, including a text and mobile version. You always must create a text version of your and you should also create a Mobile Web Version for individuals reading on non optimized mobile devices. You ll have access to a visual editor for quickly editing and formatting the message so that it looks optimal for each message version. Switch between the versions of your message here.

7 Design and Color Themes Under the Design Tab, you can quickly change the graphic look of your message. The editor offers a series of color themes that provides different options for refreshing the look of your messages. You can also create your own color themes that match the branding of your organization. Water Theme Winter Theme

8 Permissions A full range of permissions enables administrators to lock-down the look and feel of messages and templates. End-users can be granted or restricted permission to create templates, custom zones, and color themes. Phone: support@realmagnet.com Customer Support Information