Note: Videos may be inserted into any non-email text box throughout Better Impact; the link can only be typed into email text boxes. Videos must be hosted by a site such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
Option 1: Inserting a YouTube video:
- Edit any non-email Text Box
- From the “Insert” menu, select “Media”
- Click on the “General” tab
- In the “Source” field, enter the URL for the video
- Optional: Override the dimensions (height, width) in pixels for the video
- Optional: In the “Advanced” tab:
- Enter an alternative source (URL) to use if the source for the video is not available
- Specify an image in the “Poster” field that will show up as the video is loading and before the user presses play
- Click the [Save] button to insert the video into the Text Box field
Option 2: Inserting a non-YouTube video – Facebook:
- Edit any non-email Text Box
- From the “Insert” menu, select “Media”
- Click on the “Embed” tab
- Paste in the embed code (HTML). Be sure that the link is prefixed with “https” (i.e. a secure link). If the link to your video does not begin with https, you should not use it.
- Click the [Save] button to insert the video into the Text Box field
Tip: To get the embed code from a Facebook video, click on the [. . .] button in the upper right corner of the Facebook post. If you have clicked on the video itself to open it, you’ll find it in the lower right corner of the video. Select “Embed” from the list of choices and copy the code that is generated. (It will begin with “<iframe” and end with “</iframe>”).
Note: You will only see the Embed link option if the video’s audience is set to Public.
Option 3: Inserting a non-YouTube video – Vimeo:
- Edit any non-email Text Box
- From the “Insert” menu, select “Media”
- Click on the “Embed” tab
- Paste in the embed code (HTML). Be sure that the link is prefixed with “https” (i.e. a secure link). If the link to your video does not begin with https, you should not use it.
- Click the [Save] button to insert the video into the Text Box field
Tip: To get the embed code from a Vimeo video, click on the [Share] button on the right side of the video. You’ll see options for “Link”, “Send email”, and “Embed”. In the “Embed” field, copy the code that is generated. (It will begin with “<iframe” and end with “</iframe>”).
Note: Vimeo will permit password protected videos to be embedded.