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title: "Send HTML Email Templates in Automations"
description: "Why HTML Templates in Automations Matter Guide"
url: https://help.boxly.ai/en/articles/10182762-send-html-email-templates-in-automations
collection: "Automate repetitive jobs and tasks"
updated: 2026-11-09
language: en
---

# Send HTML Email Templates in Automations

Why HTML Templates in Automations Matter Guide

**Send HTML Email Templates in Automations**

You can now send beautifully designed **HTML email templates** as part of your **Automations**.  
This feature is available only for accounts on the **Marketing Suite.**

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## Why HTML Templates in Automations Matter

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Adding HTML email templates allows you to deliver branded, styled communication as part of your workflows. This ensures:

-   Consistent look and feel across all communications
    
-   Faster setup by reusing saved templates
    
-   Better engagement compared to plain-text messages
    

## ➕ How to Use HTML Email Templates in Automations

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You can add an HTML email template in just a few steps:

### 1\. Create and Save a Template

-   Go to **Broadcasts** in the Marketing Suite
    
-   Create your HTML email and **save it as a Template**
    
-   Give it any name you like for easy reference
    

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### 2\. Open Automations

-   Go to any **Box → Box Setup → Automations**
    
-   Click the **➕ button** to add a new step (yes, you can also insert it in the middle of an existing flow)
    

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### 3\. Select Send HTML Template

-   From the action list, choose **Send HTML Template**
    
-   Use the **Search HTML Template** option to browse templates you’ve saved
    

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/XGd6pcFmabEU0HZDvwVZjqcMfkvlFNHlx8sZ1Ar5QfuPB4S7qy06JszP3GglEgKzpeoNr9DXIcQ.png)

## 👀 Previewing and Choosing Templates

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✅ Click the **👁 eye icon** to preview the email content before selecting

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/aLxqej7EidGGCz3OgDylXoLKaYQTHd5kMaYwy5Gdy56Rqi4YHlLitVc2khaGmSzaBFkwS1p6zeX.png)

✅ From the same preview screen, you can switch between different templates to compare

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✅ You can also select the different template from the dropdown

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/QM7fJmp12Mk21KCBrH78NG7mvEOax2AViUBTP8h9O5B7am4scA7VdTSwU3F21nmtyHNRQ8Ye49z.png)

✅ Once you’ve found the right one, click **Use this → Save**

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✅ By combining HTML templates with Automations, you can send polished, on-brand emails exactly when they matter without rebuilding them each time.