How to create a plain text only version to include with email send

[Jason_Redwood]

How do I create a plain text only version to go along with my email campaigns. I have setup a number of emails using the visual building tool and I do not see the option, but my reports are showing the plain text only version as an infusionsoft email. When I choose HTML email builder, I can go that route and create the custom HTML email in Dreamweaver, which I think I am going to move ahead with, but I also do not see the option their either?

I must be missing something obvious, because I know this is basic functionality for most email marketing solutions. Thanks Jason

[martinc (Martin Cash)]

Hi, @Jason_Redwood. Let me know if this answers your question:

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This is because the new Email Builder sends emails as multipart/alternative MIME-encoded with a plain text section containing the content you mentioned, as well as the HTML section which has the body of your email template. The plain text section is placed at the beginning of the email, and some mail clients will choose to display this text as the “second subject line”. To the best of my knowledge (I work more on backend systems and don’t use the Infusionsoft interface every day), there is no w…

[Jason_Redwood]

Thanks Marin, I actually just figured it out. If I go to Templates, then create new, it allows me to select HTML & Plain text email versions. This will be the best solution for me, so I can stay Spam compliant as well as increase my open rates etc. because of the plain text version. I will edit the HTML email using Dreamweaver and copy the code to the code editor. There is still a drag and drop editor there, but I will code these. Now the next hurdle is whether I can save the template and replace my emails in my sequences inside of Campaign Builder. Thanks again for taking the time to answer this question.