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Communication - Email - How do I make a video thumbnail show up in an email?

I want to see the video image instead of the link in an email. Can I embed the URL?

Updated over a week ago

Click the edit (pencil) icon in any campaign or in the Message Manager to edit an email message or click the green "+" icon to create a new email message.

Click on the plus "+" (more rich) icon followed by the embed URL icon.

Copy and paste the video URL into the field.

Click Insert.

Note: Video must be hosted online.

Video hosting options are YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, etc...

Currently URLs for YouTube Shorts cannot be embedded in emails.

A workaround is to create a static image (.png) or a GIF image of the Shorts with a play button on it. This lets the patients know that they will be redirected to a video. Upload the image with the play button to the email and then link it to the YouTube Shorts video.

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