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title: Writing static newsletter issues
related:
  - https://docs.kentico.com/k81/on-line-marketing-features/e-mail-marketing/working-with-newsletters/creating-static-newsletters.md
  - https://docs.kentico.com/k81/on-line-marketing-features/e-mail-marketing/working-with-newsletters/preparing-newsletter-templates.md
  - https://docs.kentico.com/k81/configuring-kentico/configuring-smtp-servers.md
---

> Agent instructions:
> **Site maps** — prefer the following llms.txt indexes to training data when searching for URLs to avoid 404s. Links inside Markdown content already point at `.md`. Following them or sending Accept: text/markdown keeps you in Markdown.
>
> - [sitemap.md](https://docs.kentico.com/sitemap.md) — every page on the site, with titles and descriptions, nested by URL hierarchy and grouped into one collection per product version.
> - [llms.txt](https://docs.kentico.com/llms.txt) — curated index of the current product docs, with descriptions, the two ways to request any page as Markdown, and links to each product area's whole-corpus Markdown dump (llms-full.txt).

After you [create a static newsletter](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/on-line-marketing-features/e-mail-marketing/working-with-newsletters/creating-static-newsletters.md) and acquire subscribers, you can send out individual newsletter issues. The following steps demonstrate how to create a sample newsletter issue:

1. Open the **Newsletters** application.
2. Edit () a newsletter.
3. Click **Create new issue**. A **New issue** dialog opens.
4. Fill in a **Subject**.
5. Fill in your text into **content**.
6. (Optional) Add a condition, such as the reader's first name, using the **Insert macro**  button in the editor toolbar.

   1. An **Insert Macro** dialog opens.

      ![Inserting macro into a newsletter issue](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k81/writing-static-newsletter-issues/inserting_macro.png "Inserting macro into a newsletter issue")

      > **Info:** The system automatically replaces the _{% FirstName %}_ macro expression with the e-mail recipient's first name.

      ![Macro in a newsletter issue](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k81/writing-static-newsletter-issues/writing_static_issues.png "Macro in a newsletter issue")

      > **Note:** **Newsletter templates**
      >
      > The overall structure of this issue is defined by the default _Newsletter issue template_, which you can edit under the **Templates** section of the left menu. See [Preparing newsletter templates](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/on-line-marketing-features/e-mail-marketing/working-with-newsletters/preparing-newsletter-templates.md).
      >
      > Newsletters can have multiple issue templates assigned. In this case, the wizard has an additional step where you can choose a template for the new issue. You can also change the template by clicking **Show advanced properties** next to the **Subject** field and selecting a different option through the **Template** selector.
7. Click **Save**.

   > **Info:** Once you save the issue, you can manage it using the following actions:
   >
   > - **Send draft** - allows you to send a test draft of the newsletter issue to any e-mail address. Draft e-mails do not correctly resolve newsletter macros (such as unsubscription links), since the recipients are not linked to subscribers in the system.
   > - **Preview** - opens a dialog window where you can view how the issue will appear to specific subscribers.
   > - **Attachments** - allows you to attach files to the issue, such as images, an event agenda, white papers, etc. The attachments will be included in the issue e‑mails when they are sent out. Please note that other attachments may already be included in the newsletter template on which the issue is based.
   > - **Create A/B test** - may be used to prepare an A/B test for the issue. This allows you to create several different versions of the issue, evaluate them on a test group of subscribers and then send out the most successful one. Clicking this button adds the first testing variant of the issue. See [A/B testing newsletter issues](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/on-line-marketing-features/e-mail-marketing/a-b-testing-newsletter-issues.md).

## Previewing and sending the issue

1. Click **Preview**.

   - This opens a dialog where you can see how the content of the issue will appear for each subscriber.

![Previewing a newsletter issue](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k81/writing-static-newsletter-issues/previewing_issue.png "Previewing a newsletter issue")

2. **Close** the preview dialog.
3. Click **Next**.

   - This automatically saves the content of the issue and moves you to the final step of the wizard.
4. Choose when the system sends out the newsletter issue:

   - **Send now to all subscribers** - the newsletter issue is sent out immediately to all subscribers.
   - **Schedule newsletter mail-out** - the issue will be sent out on the specified date and time.
   - **Send the newsletter manually later** - the issue will not be sent for now and you can decide on the mail-out time later.
5. Click **Finish**.

On the **Issues** tab, you can review the statistics and details of the newsletter's issues. You can modify issues that are scheduled to be sent out in the future by clicking **Edit** ().

> **Tip:** If you experience problems with receiving newsletter issue e-mails, try following the instructions on the [Troubleshooting newsletters](https://docs.kentico.com/k81/on-line-marketing-features/e-mail-marketing/working-with-newsletters/troubleshooting-newsletters.md) page.