With Mail Designer 365 you can create a custom border for your email design.

To get started, click on the background of your design. This will open the borders tool.

Choose from three border styles. Click on a style from the drop down menu to apply it to your design:

You can increase the thickness of your border by clicking on the upwards arrow. Alternatively, you can manually enter your desired pixel value and hit enter.

Use the color tool to change the color of your border.

Editing border edges separately

For really unique borders, Mail Designer 365 gives you the option to separately edit each edge of your border. Click on the display panel to select which edge you want to edit and your changes will only be applied to this section of the border.

Mail Designer 365 Pinning Tool

The pinning feature in Mail Designer 365 makes it easier for you to pin design elements in place whilst editing your newsletter designs. The pin tool pins a design element inside an image area and fixes it to an area of your choice. The visual interface displays where your design element will be fixed within the image area:

To pin a design element, click on the element and you will notice the pin tool in the "Style" menu in the app sidebar.

Locations

If you pin in the center, your design element will stay in the center of its layout block despite any resizing. Here is an example:

If you pin at the top, your design element will stay fixed at the top of its layout block if you resize - this is particularly good for titles and headings. Here is an example:

Lastly, if you pin at the bottom, the design element will remain at the bottom of its layout block if you resize. Here is an example:

Mail Designer 365 Border Tool

Mail Designer 365 allows you to add borders to shapes and images. To start, insert an image or shape (in this example, we are using an image from Unsplash) into an image area.

Click on the image or shape to bring up the border tool in the "Style" menu.

Adjust the width of your border by clicking the arrows to increase or decrease width. You can also manually type in a value and hit enter.

Use the color picker to choose a color for your border.

Finally, choose a border style from the drop down menu to complete the effect.

Here are some examples of different styles:

Mail Designer 365 comes with a selection of built-in effects which you can easily apply to your images. Here's how you can make the most of them...

How to access image effects in Mail Designer 365

Drag an image into an image area:

Use the re-size tools to adjust your image to fit the image area:

Click on your image - notice how this will bring up the 'Style' tab on the menu to the right of your page. In this tab you will be able to see the full list of image adjustment effects and filters:

Applying filters

Click on your image and the 'Style' tab will open. Under 'Effects' you will find multiple filters:

To apply a filter, simply check the box next to your chosen filter:

You can also apply more than one filter at once. To do this, just check multiple boxes to create mixed filter effects:

Using the image adjustment tools

To adjust your image, click on the image and once again you will see the 'Style' tab. Under 'Adjustments' you can find multiple effects:

To change an element of your image's appearance, check the box next to the effect and use the toggle bar to increase or decrease the desired effect:

You can edit as many elements of your image as you like: