Use the Canva editor in Seguno Email Marketing to design an email in Canva, then publish the design to Seguno Email Marketing as a newsletter, template, or automation email. Seguno Email Marketing sends the email to your subscribers.
Design in Canva and publish to Seguno Email Marketing
Start from the Create newsletter window in Seguno Email Marketing, design the email in Canva, then publish the design to Seguno Email Marketing as a newsletter, template, or automation email.
Start from Seguno Email Marketing
Open Seguno Email Marketing.
Navigate to Newsletters.
Click Create newsletter.
In the Create newsletter window, click Use Canva.
Continue with Design and publish from Canva below.
Tip:
Select Remember this choice in the Create newsletter window to open the Canva editor every time you create a newsletter. This can be changed via the Settings page in Seguno Email.
Start from Canva
Create a new email design in Canva.
Continue with Design and publish from Canva below.
Design and publish from Canva
Design your email in Canva.
In the Canva editor, click Share.
Click See all.
Scroll to More options.
Select Seguno Email. If Seguno Email is not listed under More options, click See all, then select Seguno Email.
In the window that appears, select Newsletter, Template, or Automation email.
Enter a name for the email.
Click Publish now.
In the success popup, click Check it out to open the email in Seguno Email Marketing.
Tip:
Click Make a copy in the success popup instead to create a copy of the design in Canva.
What happens after you publish
Seguno Email Marketing adds the published email based on the type you selected:
Newsletter: Add the newsletter to a new or existing campaign.
Automation email: Add the email to any existing automation.
Template: Add the email to the template library in your Seguno Email app.
Note:
Emails designed in Canva can only be edited in Canva. To change the design, edit it in Canva and publish it to Seguno Email Marketing again.
Required and unsupported placeholders
Placeholders are links that Seguno Email Marketing fills in when the email sends. Canva email designs support some Seguno placeholders but not others.
Placeholder | Status in Canva email designs |
Unsubscribe link | Required |
Update preferences link | Not supported |
View in browser link | Not supported |
To add an unsubscribe link to a Canva email design:
Highlight the unsubscribe text in the Canva design, for example "Unsubscribe."
Click the hyperlink button.
Select Unsubscribe link.
Tip:
Some Canva email templates include "Manage Preferences" and "View in Browser" text in the footer. Remove any Update preferences or View in browser links from that text before publishing to Seguno Email Marketing.
Tips for designing emails in Canva
These tips apply to emails designed with the Canva editor and published to Seguno Email Marketing
Add Shopify products and collections with Shopify Connect for Canva
Shopify Connect for Canva gives a Canva email design access to your Shopify store content, including product images, collection images, product names, variant prices, and collection names. Use Shopify Connect for Canva instead of manually downloading and uploading product images.
Personalize emails with Liquid
Liquid is Shopify's template language. Type Liquid as text in a Canva email design to personalize the email when Seguno Email Marketing sends it.
For example, enter {{ customer.first_name | default: 'valued customer' }} to show each subscriber's first name, or "valued customer" when the first name is missing.
Learn more in Insert a customer's first or last name in an email.
Tip:
Preview the email with a customer in Seguno Email Marketing to confirm Liquid displays correctly before sending.
FAQs
What is the difference between the Seguno editor and the Canva editor?
The Seguno editor builds a newsletter with sections inside Seguno Email Marketing. The Canva editor designs the full newsletter in Canva, then sends it back to Seguno Email Marketing to schedule. Seguno Email Marketing sends the newsletter with either editor.
Can I edit a Canva email design with the Seguno email editor?
No. Emails designed in Canva can only be edited in Canva.
Does Canva send my newsletter to subscribers?
No. Canva is only used to design the newsletter. Seguno Email Marketing sends newsletters designed in Canva to your subscribers.
Can I use a Canva design in an automation?
Yes. Select Automation email when you publish from Canva, then add the email to any existing automation in Seguno Email Marketing.
Do I need a Canva Pro subscription to use the Canva editor?
No. A free Canva account works with the Canva editor. A Canva Pro subscription is not required to use Canva, but some Canva features, such as background remover, require Canva Pro.
Canva issues and manages Canva Pro subscriptions. Seguno does not manage Canva subscriptions.
Can I add Shopify products to a Canva newsletter?
Yes. Shopify Connect for Canva adds product names, product media, variant prices, and collection names to Canva email designs.
Can I use conditional sections in a Canva email design?
No. Conditional sections are a Seguno editor feature and are not supported in Canva email designs.
Can I switch editors after selecting Remember this choice?
Yes, this can be changed via the Settings page in Seguno Email.