How do I create personalized links in messages from the Impact Dashboard?
Adding a personalized link to your Impact messages is a fantastic way to engage users in a more direct, personal way which can improve the user's experience with the messages targeted to them.
Note: Only one personalized link can be inserted per message.
00:00:How do I create personalized links in messages from the impact dashboard? 00:05:In global navigation click the messages link 00:09:Click the new message button. 00:12:Add a title and content to your message. 00:15:While editing the message body to view the insert options, press enter 00:19:on your keyboard. Click the personalization token icon. 00:24:Then click the personalized link option. 00:27:You can also highlight the text and click the personalization token drop-down menu. 00:33:Then click the personalized link button. 00:36:Additionally, you can add a personalization token in the rich content editor. 00:41:Click the personalization token drop down icon. 00:45:Then click the personalized link option. 00:48:Import a file with personalized links 00:51:To upload your CSV XLS or xlsx file 00:55:drag a file in the upload box or click the choose a file to upload link. 01:01:Then click the import button. 01:04:In the link details window you can add personalized link details. 01:09:The uploaded file from the previous upload window displays. 01:12:You can download the file or change file by selecting the menu button. 01:17:Enter a text to display in the message in the display text field. 01:22:To specify the way the link will display click the open and drop down menu 01:26:to select new window or same window. 01:29:By default it is set to open in a new window. 01:34:By uploading a file with personalized links, you are automatically creating 01:38:a custom User Group inside of impact. 01:40:This custom user group will appear from the custom user groups page 01:44:and could be used for future use if desired Enter a name for the 01:48:custom User Group in the name field. 01:52:Enter a description to describe the group in the description field. 01:56:Click the import button. 01:59:By creating a personalized link you have created a custom user group 02:03:that is now assigned to the message. This is visible in the assigned to user 02:07:section. 02:09:The custom user group for the personalized link is visible in the custom user 02:13:groups tab in settings view the created group in the custom user 02:17:groups list. 02:19:This guide showed how to create personalized links in messages from the impact dashboard.
Edit Message Content
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Add a title [1] and content [2] to your message.
Add Personalized Link
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While editing the message body, to view the insert options, press Enter on your keyboard. Click the Personalization token icon [1] and then click the Personalized Link option [2].
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You can also highlight the text and click the Personalization token drop-down menu [1]. Then click the Personalized link button [2].
![Rich Content Editor](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/103/930/original/a085ea23-f79d-4c1b-b885-90fd68b0fafe.png)
Additionally, you can add a Personalization token in the Rich Content Editor.
Click the Personalization token drop-down icon [1] and then click the Personalized link option [2].
Import Personalized Link File
![Import Personalized Link File](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/103/419/original/ba72ba06-e014-4221-852b-005e9ae108fd.png)
To download a sample spreadsheet, click the Download sample spreadsheet link [1].
To upload your CSV, XLS, or XLSX file, drag a file in the upload box [2] or click the Choose a file to upload link [3].
Then click the Import button [4].
Note: The imported file requires two column headers: email address and personalized link for each email.
Add Link Details
![Add Link Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/103/421/original/c6316245-d353-4d0f-ae3f-a98e1b87ec9a.png)
In the Link details window, you can add personalized link details.
The Uploaded file from the previous upload window displays [1]. You can download the file or change file by selecting the menu button.
Enter a text to display in the message in the Displayed text field [2].
To specify the way the link will display, click the Open in drop-down menu [3] to select New window or Same window. By default, it is set to open in a new window.
By uploading a file with personalized links, you are automatically creating a Custom User Group inside of Impact. This Custom User Group will appear from the Custom User Groups page and could be used for future use (if desired). Enter a name for the Custom User Group in the Name field [4].
Enter a description to describe the group in the Description field [5].
Click the Import button [6].
Assigned Users
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By creating a personalized link, you have created a Custom User Group that is now assigned to the message. This is visible in the Assign to Users section.
Note: The personalized link automatically sets the assignment in the Assign to Users section. You cannot change the Assignment until you delete the personalized link from the message.
Custom User Groups
The Custom User Group for the Personalized link is visible in the Custom User Groups tab in Settings. View the created group in the Custom User Groups list.
Note: You can not modify the custom user group for the personalized link as it is set by the personalization link and only one personalized link can be inserted per message.