When working with Tables that are copied into a Blast, there are some important things to note for the best experience.
First, Tables have unique features and function differently across all of the different applications; from Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, and Cerkl Broadcast, each have pros and cons. When carrying over a table by copy and paste, it is our aim to maintain most of the formatting, but no matter what application you're pasting into there may be areas that need further adjustments or compromises to fit that tool.
The Blast Text Element offers options for building simple tables directly in Broadcast. Please review Adding Tables in Blast Text Elements.
There are benefits to creating a table in another application first, as often there are more border, padding, and background control options. We recommend giving it a try, however, we cannot guarantee a perfect match.
Some tips to keep in mind when copying Tables into Blasts:
Send Samples
The most important step when working with tables in email is to test how they will be received. Before scheduling your Blast, use the Send Sample button to test sending to your team members who have access to web-based and desktop based email applications.
Before Copying, Set Table Properties To 100%:
Preferred Width enabled.
Measure in: Percent.
Set to 100%.
If a table is set to a lower or higher percent, or by inches, this will likely cause discrepancies and may break beyond the boundaries of your Blast width.
Add Tables To Their Own Text Element
It can help to include Tables in their own Text Elements so that any text that is included above or below is not effected by hidden formatting that isn't present.
Adjust Columns Slowly
The width of the Blast Text editor is smaller than the Blast width of 600 pixels. Because of this, adjustments to width of columns will not match exactly - it may take a couple tries, but making more frequent & smaller adjustments to the column position will help you get closer to your goal.
We do not recommend adjusting the first or last border in a table after it has been added.
Outlook Classic Uses MS Word To Render Email
Outlook's most common version uses Microsoft Word to render Emails - this means that things copied from an application from Microsoft Word may be present when opening in Outlook that aren't when viewing in our app or other HTML email applications.
Other Tips and Notes:
Remember: Applications like Microsoft Word are designed for Print, not the web. It is not always possible to match a design in a Word doc in HTML.
If your Table is not fitting or working as expected within our editor (if you only have 1 or less links in the table) it may help to instead take a screenshot of the table, then add it as an Image Element.
If you have 1 link, you can add the hyperlink to the image.
Reach out to Cerkl Broadcast Live Chat Support - we'll do our best to ensure your Tables send without error.
If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at support@cerkl.com or use the support Chat toward the bottom right-hand corner of any cerkl.com page.