# Email - [Design & Layout](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/design-and-layout.md) - [Best practices to compose an email template](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/design-and-layout/best-practices-to-compose-an-email-template.md): When sending out a marketing e-mail, the main goal is to optimize engagement: here are our guidelines for the most efficient email content. - [How to set up the general appearance settings of my email?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/design-and-layout/how-to-set-up-the-general-appearance-settings-of-my-email.md): Save valuable time: utilize the Email composer's general settings before setting up your email. - [How to create an email banner?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/design-and-layout/how-to-create-an-email-banner.md): Learn how to create email banners using our Email Composer. - [How to add a background to your email?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/design-and-layout/how-to-add-a-background-to-your-email.md): Find out how to build consistency in your email design. - [How to optimize your email designs for dark mode?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/design-and-layout/how-to-optimize-your-email-designs-for-dark-mode.md) - [Content & Media](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/content-and-media.md) - [How to add text and links to your email?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/content-and-media/how-to-add-text-and-links-to-your-email.md): Learn everything you need to add text and links to your emails with our Email Composer! - [How to add social media to your email?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/content-and-media/how-to-add-social-media-to-your-email.md): Discover how to embed social media links using our Email Composer. - [How to add and edit images in your email?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/content-and-media/how-to-add-and-edit-images-in-your-email.md): Your complete guide to using images in the Email Composer. - [How to add a video to your email?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/content-and-media/how-to-add-a-video-to-your-email.md): All the information you need for adding videos to your emails in our Email composer. - [How to add a pre-header to an email template?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/content-and-media/how-to-add-a-pre-header-to-an-email-template.md): The pre-header serves as a powerful tool to enhance the effectiveness of your email campaigns, learn how to add it to your email template! - [How to Set Up and Use Gmail Email Annotations?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/content-and-media/how-to-set-up-and-use-gmail-email-annotations.md): Understand Gmail Email Annotations and how to enable them for your email campaigns. Discover supported formats, eligibility rules, and configuration steps. - [How to auto-fill content blocks from a URL?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/content-and-media/how-to-auto-fill-content-blocks-from-a-url.md) - [Link & Tracking Settings](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/link-and-tracking-settings.md) - [How to add an unsubscribe link to your email template?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/link-and-tracking-settings/how-to-add-an-unsubscribe-link-to-your-email-template.md): Discover how to include an unsubscribe link in templates built with Batch's email composer or your own HTML. - [How to handle link tracking in emails?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/link-and-tracking-settings/how-to-handle-link-tracking-in-emails.md): Batch provides a highly flexible way of tracking clicks on links. Here are the three available options for this feature. - [How to use universal links in your email templates?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/link-and-tracking-settings/how-to-use-universal-links-in-your-email-templates.md): This article explains how to use universal links in your email templates. - [Personalization & Display Logic](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/personalization-and-display-logic.md) - [How to add display conditions to your email?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/personalization-and-display-logic/how-to-add-display-conditions-to-your-email.md): Learn how to condition the display of certain parts of your email according to your user data. - [Templates & Modules Management](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/templates-and-modules-management.md) - [How to upload your email templates?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/templates-and-modules-management/how-to-upload-your-email-templates.md): This article shows how to correctly upload HTML email templates on the Dashboard from a ZIP file. - [How to save modules on the email composer?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/templates-and-modules-management/how-to-save-modules-on-the-email-composer.md): Discover how to save a module for future use or in other campaigns. - [Integrating an External Email Template Builder or a CMS with Batch](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/templates-and-modules-management/integrating-an-external-email-template-builder-or-a-cms-with-batch.md): Easily sync third‑party email template builders with Batch’s dashboard using Batch APIs. - [Troubleshooting](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/troubleshooting.md) - [Why is your email template file not correctly uploaded on the Dashboard?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/troubleshooting/why-is-your-email-template-file-not-correctly-uploaded-on-the-dashboard.md): This article provides solutions if your email template cannot be uploaded correctly on Batch. - [Why is Gmail clipping emails?](https://doc.batch.com/guides-and-best-practices/message/email/troubleshooting/why-is-gmail-clipping-emails.md): Gmail and some other inbox providers can clip emails that are too long, here is how to troubleshoot your templates. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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