# Create text email campaign

> Create and send a plain text email campaign using the three-step wizard.

Source: https://support.amazeful.com/campaigns/campaigns-overview/create-text-email-campaign
Documentation index: https://support.amazeful.com/llms.txt

## **How to create a text email campaign?**

Go to the **Campaigns tab** from your dashboard. **Campaigns** -> **Create Campaign.**

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Click **Create Campaign**, and a new window will pop up with the new **text email** campaigns 3-step wizard.

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### How to use Atlas, your AI assistant, to generate your marketing campaigns.

- [AI feature - Atlas](https://support.amazeful.com/other/ai-feature-atlas)

### Step 1 - Content

**Content** - In this section, you can rename your Campaign and add the email subject, message content, and a URL address link if the message intends to engage the contact to take action.

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### Inserting variables in the body of the text

**AB** - lists the available system or custom metadata available to personalize the email content.

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### Define the \[link] action

When the **\[link]** variable is added to the body of the message, you will be prompted with two options: **From** and **URL**.

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The **Form** provides the option to select a link that redirects the customer to an internal platform form, such as a **Referral**, **Survey**, or **Video Testimonial** form.

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The **URL** option allows you to direct the customer to an **external URL** of your choosing, such as a promotional web page on your website.

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> **Info:**
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### Step 2 - Recipients

The recipient's step allows you to select your **Audience** or **Segment** with the contacts you want to use for this Campaign.

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### Step 3 - Review

The third and final stage of the text email campaign setup gives an overview of the campaign recipients, content, and tracking.

You can send the campaign immediately or schedule it using the **Send or Schedule** button at the top right corner.

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