Images
On this page, you will learn about the different ways to add an Image to your Mail Merge template
Adding visible images to an email is possible with Mail Merge for Gmail. There are 3 possibilities:
the image is located on your computer, read Insert a local image
the image is located on your Google Drive, read Insert an image from Google Drive™
the image is available through a public URL, read Insert a distant image
After being added to the template, you can still edit the image, see Edit an image.
the image size, orientation, and alignment can be edited, just click on the image to display the image toolbox.
Insert a local image
You can't directly add a local image to your email, because it has to be accessible online! You can use a hosting service, but we provide a convenient (and free) solution: host your images on Google Drive:
Then go to the next chapter : "Insert an image from Google Drive"
Insert an image from Google Drive™
Before inserting the image in the template, Mail Merge will check permissions on the image. If you have an error message, read the previous chapter to discover how to properly set permissions
If you want to change the Alternative Description or Image size, you can now edit the image directly from the template.
Insert a distant image
Optionally, you can add an alternative description and define the size of the image.
If you want to change the Alternative Description or Image size, you can now edit the image directly from the template.
Edit an image
After being added to the template, the image's size, orientation, and alignment can be edited, just click on the image to display the image toolbox.
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