Follow the steps in this article to use merge tags to add images into your email templates for association or company-specific logos. The process includes:
Notes:
- If you do not have an image for an association, then no image shows in messages for that association.
- If you have multiple associations with different logos, follow the same process using the Company Name tag or the KEY_Company ID tag. You can find the Company ID on the Settings > Company Info screen.
- To personalize messages for the person sending the message, use the Author tag.
Add Images to Vantaca
To add images to Vantaca:
Note: Before you start, ensure that you name your images with the association code. For example, if Greenbriar's association code is GRB, name the jpg image GRB.jpg. You can use any image file, such as jpg, gif, or png.
- Navigate to System > System Files.
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Right-click anywhere in the System Files screen, and then select Upload Files or Upload Folder.
- Click Select files, navigate to the file or folder you want to upload and select it, then click Upload.
- Right-click one of the uploaded images on the System Files screen and select Copy Link. You will use this image link in the next procedure to add the logo to an email template.
Insert an Image and Update the Email Template
To add images to email templates:
- Navigate to Settings > Action Type/Steps.
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Click the caret to open the desired action item and go to the step that includes the email to which you want to insert the image.
The following image is an example of an Alert action item with Amenity Reservation Reminder steps.
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Click the Hamburger menu next to the desired step and select Email to open the Edit Email Template screen.
Example Edit Email Template screen.
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Click the Insert Image ()icon on the Body toolbar to open the Insert image screen, paste the image link in the Web address field, and click Insert.
Note: You may need to delete the default http:// in the field if your link also includes it. -
From the Insert Tag dropdown, select the appropriate association code and click Go to insert it into the message.
Note: It does not matter where you insert the tag. - Highlight the tag you inserted and click Ctrl-X to copy and cut it.
- Click the View HTML () icon in the Body toolbar to access the underlying HTML code.
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In the View HTML screen, you will see a line that starts with <img alt="" src= followed by the link for the image you inserted. Find the portion of the image link that includes the association code, highlight just the association code, and then click Ctrl-V to paste the association code tag that you previously cut. Make sure to leave the extension of the file name (.jpg or .png).
Example View HTML screen with the image including the association code GRB: <p><img alt="" src="https://vantacab1.blob.core.windows.net/betaweb/[~Association Code~].jpg" /></p>
Example View HTML screen with image association code replaced with the Association Code: <p><img alt="" src="https://vantacab1.blob.core.windows.net/betaweb/[~Association Code~].jpg" /></p>
- Click Update.
- Click Save on the Edit Email Template screen.
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