# How to upload your email templates?
If you want to use your own email templates, you can directly import them on your Batch dashboard.
## Prerequisities
Before you upload your file, you need to create your own HTML email template. Whether you create your templates yourself or use an e-mail builder, your file must be a single **compressed ZIP file** containing:
* A single HTML file saved as "**index.htm(l)**" or "**mail.html**" (with a maximum size of 512kb)
* A single image folder containing all the images of your e-mail template saved as "**images**"
💡 Depending on your operating system, compress the file selecting both elements ("**index.html file**" (or mail.html) + "**images" folder**")
For example, here is how it goes on macOS:
{% hint style="danger" %}
If you want the images to be hosted by Batch, you need to put them in the image folder and replace the URLs in the HTML (with a code editor for example) before uploading the ZIP file on the Dashboard.
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## Uploading your template
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### Create a new campaign
On your Batch Dashboard, go to **Campaigns > New campaign > Email message**, name it to start a new campaign, choose the targeting and timing, and go to the **Message** section:
You can choose between '**Design your message with the Email Composer**', '**Upload your ready-to-use HTML template**', or '**Open the code editor \**'.\
We'll focus on the last two!
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### Upload your ready-to-use HTML template
If you choose to directly add your file, click on '**Upload your ready-to-use HTML template**' and select your file.
It will be added and the preview of your template will appear:
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If this one does not suit you, you can click on **Delete** and upload a new one or if you want to make some changes, you can edit it by clicking directly on **Edit Email**.
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### Open the code editor \
If you choose to add your template via the HTML code retrieved from your e-mail builder, click on '**Open the code editor \**' and add the code:
Once all the content of your email is adjusted, click on **Continue:**
Your email is now ready to be sent! ✨
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Before launching your email, don't forget to test it by using the **Send test** feature.
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Don't hesitate to use the **Dashboard's preview mode** and send yourself test emails to check that your emails are displayed correctly regardless of the device.
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