Use Gmail Layouts to send beautiful personalized emails

Use the Gmail layouts to send professional-looking emails to your recipients. With YAMM, you can send mass personalized emails using Gmail Layouts.

Prerequisites

• You must log in with your Google accounts.

• Your Workspace account needs to have Gmail Layouts enabled.

• Your Google spreadsheet contains the contact information with the mandatory Email column.

Customize your Gmail layoutProcedure

1. Go to Gmail.

2. In the top left, click Compose.

   

3. At the bottom of the window, click Layouts.

   

   A Select a layout window opens.

4. (Optional) To customize the layout, click Default styling.

   

   Style changes will affect your following email layout.

5. Enter details to build your design. You can customize your layout with:

   • Logos

   • Colors

   • Fonts

   • Footer Details

   • Links

   

6. After you change your preferences, click Save changes.

   

7. Select a layout and click Insert.

   

8. After you add the layout to the body of the email:

   1. Change the images.

      

      Google recommends you include alt text. It helps people who use screen readers better understand your branded email.

      

   2. Add a subject and add markers to personalize your email template.

      

   3. If you include a button, make sure you set a link.

      

Result

You can now use the customized Gmail layout for your YAMM mail merge.

What's next

Send a YAMM mail merge using your customized Gmail layout.

Send a YAMM mail merge

Procedure

1. In Google Sheets, open the spreadsheet with the contacts list.

2. Select Extensions > Yet Another Mail Merge: Mail Merge for Gmail > Start Mail Merge.

   

3. Select the Gmail draft and click Review before sending.

   

4. Click Send emails.

   

Result

You successfully sent a mail merge using a customized Gmail layout.