I will add, that for me, spacing is a primary issue. Unfortunately, elements like a title block above a student success story--with three lines of text in a hierarchy of font sizes--look terrible (no way to control font sizes and spacing to fit into a justified format.) When using fonts below 14, the line spacing is poor. As a school in a highly regulated educational industry, we have to cite sources for any statement we make, and also include links to consumer information pages on our website. The length of the statement plus the link necessitates using a smaller font (9 or 10), resulting in spacing between lines that are out of proportion to the font (and the rest of the email text)--the result looks amateurish. I am back to making JPGs for the title blocks, and story text, etc., plus graphic or photographic "postcards", and then uploading them into to image blocks. That way I can, at least, control their size, and how the text lines break across different devices. I can't do this, unfortunately, where I need to insert a link; I have to use a Constant Contact text block. I have to acknowledge Constant Contact Customer Success Specialist, Kaitlin, for reaching out to us--and for having her team help us--that is great customer service. Although I do appreciate that Constant Contact has been willing to help with templates (we have so many iterations that need to be re-made and not enough time), long-term, it is not acceptable for us to have CC re-do or design new templates for us. We already had responsive emails before 3GE (I had customized a responsive template offered in 2nd gen and built up multiple designs from that). I really don't find anything in 3GE that offers significant improvement--and it takes away features that were helpful in 2nd gen. This morning we received an email from Constant Contact for a $300 or $500 (discounted) set of services. One service is listed as: "List Growth Tools: Branded list growth tools (pop-up form, welcome emails, text-to-join flyer) and HTML code for self-installation." Another is: "Advanced Template: Advanced email template that provides additional layout options and features." So are there additional design tool options--if one is willing to pay extra for them? Thanks, Susanne
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