Test an email
Previewing inside Activator is necessary but not sufficient. Email clients render differently, so always test in real clients or a pre-deployment testing platform.
Recommended testing approach
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Preview in Activator (desktop + mobile)
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Send a test email (if available)
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Validate in multiple clients (or Email on Acid / equivalent)
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Validate links and tracking requirements (your org’s rules)
Send a test email from Activator (if enabled)
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Open the Email
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Click Preview
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Click Send a test email
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Enter recipient address and send
What to check in the received email
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Layout consistency (spacing, alignment)
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Image loading and scaling
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Link correctness
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Mobile rendering
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Any critical client-specific issues (Outlook is usually the hardest)
Testing with fragments
Activator can’t test-send the assembled email with fragments inserted:
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Test fragments individually, or
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Test via your downstream platform’s test environment
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