> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://laudspeaker.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Email

## Setting up Email

<Info>Setting up email, requires external api keys for email sending services</Info>

After navigating to email set up, from settings you will see a page like this:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/i.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=6979d44884f439d4565e05d80b7edd8c" alt="Example Flow" width="3484" height="1312" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/i.png" />

We currently support email sending through mailgun, and sendgrid.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/s.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=1154d50b63733939808cb8ad2cb8094c" alt="Example Flow" width="2086" height="556" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/s.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/m.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=81e370efbae27e740aa512d34e5653df" alt="Example Flow" width="2082" height="872" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/m.png" />

## Designing Email Messages

To create and design an email that you can use in subsequent journey, you need to first navigate to message templates

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/mt.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=2315878b5ebb335ac5ecd99cca2fa5ee" alt="Example Flow" width="444" height="880" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/mt.png" />

Here you will see some pre-made templates that you can use and edit, or you can create your own. To create your own click on the create template button

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/ct.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=179b892c78eaf9a63680aac496ee418f" alt="Example Flow" width="3030" height="254" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/ct.png" />

Now you need to name the template

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/nt.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=2edfdc67195392c62f90e69fec9456ee" alt="Example Flow" width="1168" height="786" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/nt.png" />

Now you will see the email designer. Here you can drag a drop elements, add text, personalize with merge tags, or even import html from another tool to create an email.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/dt.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=f29540bd5b6f6a97719fc898b3a9650a" alt="Example Flow" width="3008" height="1744" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/dt.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/cee.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=75499c4b2efccc8482327d1b7cf83a73" alt="Example Flow" width="2998" height="1772" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/cee.png" />

## Using Emails in Journeys

Once email is set up and you have created email templates, you can use them in a journey by dragging an email step onto the canvas and then selecting the template you designed.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/laudspeaker/2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu/images/guides/product-manual/einj.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2MKEidK8fhbcBiVu&q=85&s=635f31e79fc5804ceccf25bc453e38c8" alt="Example Flow" width="3396" height="1788" data-path="images/guides/product-manual/einj.png" />
