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Nesting tables (putting tables in table cells) and applying CSS styles to each table cell to make
the email look good on all screen sizes is a precision work that can be a tedious and
demanding. Connect's Designer offers the following tools to make designing HTML email
easier.
Email templates: Slate and others
The most obvious solution offered in the Designer is to use one of the templates provided with
the Designer; see "Creating an Email template with a Wizard" on page111. The layout of these
templates has been tested and proven to look good in any email client, on any device and
screen size. The Tables in these templates are nested (put inside another table) and they have
no visible borders, so readers won't notice them.
Tip
Click the Edges button on the toolbar to make borders of elements visible on the Design
tab. The borders will not be visible on the Preview tab or in the output.
Emmet
Emmet is a plugin that enables the lightning-fast creation of HTML code though the use of a
simple and effective shortcut language. The Emmet functionality is available in the HTML and
CSS source editors of Connect Designer. Emmet transforms abbreviations for HTML elements
and CSS properties to the respective source code. The expansion of abbreviations is invoked
with the Tab key.
In the Source tab of the Workspace, you could for example type div.row. This is the
abbreviation for a <div> element with the class row. On pressing the Tab key, this abbreviation
is transformed to:
<div class="row"></div>
To quickly enter a table with the ID 'green', one row, and two cells in that row, type:
table#green>tr>td*2
On pressing the Tab key, this is transformed to:
<table id="green">
<tr>
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