Create an Email on iOS

Wherever your day takes you, Mailchimp's mobile app helps you manage your email campaigns. You can create, edit, and send campaigns from your mobile device. If you need to do something that isn't available in the mobile app, log in to Mailchimp.com from a web browser to access more features.

In this article, you'll learn how to create an email campaign on your mobile device.

Create an email campaign (new builder)

You can create an email campaign in the new builder from the Campaigns tab or tap the plus icon to access the option in the Quick Actions menu.

To create a campaign in the new builder from the Campaigns tab, follow these steps.

1. In the Mailchimp mobile app, tap the Campaigns tab.
   
2. Tap the pencil icon in the upper-right corner.
   
3. Tap Create an email (new builder).
4. On the Templates screen, swipe to find a template you like then tap Select.

That's it! You can start adding content and designing your campaign.

Design a campaign

Whether you’ve created your draft campaign in the Mailchimp app or from a web browser, you can edit it in the app at any time.

To edit a draft campaign on your mobile device, follow these steps.

1. Navigate to the Campaigns tab or tap the plus icon to access the option in the Quick Actions menu.
2. Tap the campaign you want to work with.
3. Tap Edit and Preview.
   

Edit a campaign

Here on the main campaign screen, you can add content blocks, change the background, and see how your campaign will appear on desktop and mobile devices.

• Add a content block
  Tap the + icon to choose and insert a new content block..
• Upload files or images
  Select an image content block. Select options from the editing toolbar. Tap Replace file to open the content studio. You can add a new image from your phone or tablet, or choose a file from the Content Studio.
• Preview as you edit
  By default, you view and edit the email in Mobile mode. Tap the eye icon to switch between mobile and desktop preview.
• Change the background
  Tap the paint bucket icon to choose a color for your background and images. You will see the global styles menu.

Edit a content block

To edit an individual content block, tap the block you want to work with. On the toolbar, you can choose to move, edit, duplicate, or delete.

• Move
  To change the order of content blocks in your campaign, tap the up/down arrows to shift the block up or down.
• Duplicate
  To copy a content block, tap the enclosed + icon. Any content you’ve added to that content block will show in the duplicate block.
• Delete
  To remove a content block from the campaign, tap the trash icon.
• Edit text blocks
  Tap the block you want to edit then use the editing toolbar to change basic text attributes, headers, fonts, and colors. Set your text to bold, italic or underline. You can also re-align your text to left, center, or right. When you're finished editing, tap Done.
  
• Edit image blocks
  Tap the image block you want to edit then select editing options from the menu. Tap Replace file to open the content studio. Add a new image from your phone or tablet, or choose a file from the content studio. You can also add alt text or a link to your image.

After you’ve finished editing the campaign, be sure to tap Done.

Send a campaign

Before you send your campaign, you’ll review the checklist for alerts. After any issues are resolved, the campaign is ready to send.

To send an email campaign from your mobile device, follow these steps.

1. Navigate to the Campaigns tab.
2. Tap the campaign you want to work with.
3. Tap Confirm and Send.
4. Review the checklist for your campaign. If there are issues with your campaign, tap the alert to return to your draft and resolve the problem.
   
5. When your campaign is ready to send, press Touch and hold to send. Or, to schedule your campaign for another time, tap Send Later.

Create an email campaign (classic builder)

You can create an email campaign in the classic builder from the Campaigns tab or tap the plus icon to access the option in the Quick Actions menu.

To create a campaign in the classic builder from the Campaigns tab, follow these steps.

1. In the Mailchimp mobile app, tap the Campaigns tab.
   
2. Tap the pencil icon in the upper-right corner.
   
3. Tap Create an email (classic builder).
4. On the template screen, click the top drop-down menu to view your template options:
   • Featured Layouts
   Premade layouts that you can fill out with your own information.
   • Saved Templates
   Templates you’ve already made on the desktop version of Mailchimp.
   
5. Swipe to find a template that you like and tap select.
6. The from name and from email address fields automatically show your account information. Tap each field to enter the campaign name, recipients, email subject, and preview text.

Design a campaign

Whether you’ve created your draft campaign in the Mailchimp app or from a web browser, you can edit it in the app at any time.

To edit a draft campaign on your mobile device, follow these steps.

1. Navigate to the Campaigns tab.
2. Tap the campaign you want to work with.
3. Tap Edit and Preview.
   

Edit a campaign

Here on the main campaign screen, you can add content blocks, change the background, and see how your campaign will appear on desktop and mobile devices.

• Add a content block
  Tap Add to choose and insert a new content block.
• Preview as you edit
  By default, you view and edit the email in Desktop mode. Tap Preview to switch between desktop and mobile preview.
• Change the background
  Tap the Background button in the header, body, and footer to choose a color or insert an image for each section.
• Adjust the section height
  Tap and drag the section sliders to adjust the height of the header, body, and footer.

Edit a content block

To edit an individual content block, tap the block you want to work with. On the toolbar, you can choose to move, edit, duplicate, or delete.

• Move
  To change the order of content blocks in your campaign, tap Move. Then, use the arrows to shift the block up or down.
• Edit text blocks
  To edit the contents of a block, tap Edit. To change the font or style of the text, tap the Content drop-down menu in the lower-left corner to navigate between the Style or Settings screens. When you’re done, tap Save & Close. 

• Edit image blocks
  Tap Replace to open the content studio. Add a new image from your phone or tablet, or a choose a file from the content studio. When you’re done, tap Save & Close.
  
• Duplicate
  To copy a content block, tap Duplicate. Any content you’ve added to that content block will show in the duplicate block.
• Delete
  To remove a content block from the campaign, tap Delete.

After you’ve finished editing the campaign, be sure to tap Save & Exit.

Send a campaign

Before you send your campaign, you’ll review the checklist for alerts. After any issues are resolved, the campaign is ready to send.

To send an email campaign from your mobile device, follow these steps.

1. Navigate to the Campaigns tab.
2. Tap the campaign you want to work with.
3. Tap Confirm and Send.
4. Review the checklist for your campaign. If there are issues with your campaign, tap the alert to return to your draft and resolve the problem.
   
5. When your campaign is ready to send, press Touch and hold to send. Or, to schedule your campaign for another time, tap Send Later.