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# Email Sharing — Setup & Customization

Email sharing sends guests a link to their photo gallery via email. It's professional, reliable, and doubles as a lead collection tool.

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## Setting Up Email Sharing

1. Go to **Settings** → **Email Sharing**
2. Enable email sharing
3. Customize your **Email Subject** and **Email Body** templates
4. Save

ALIVE handles the sending — nothing to configure on the backend.

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## How It Works for Guests

1. Guest taps **Email** on the share screen
2. An email input field appears
3. Guest enters their email address
4. ALIVE sends an email with a link to their gallery
5. Guest opens the email and taps the link to view their photos

The email includes a preview of their photos and a button to view the full gallery.

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## Customizing Your Email Templates

### How to Customize

1. Go to **Settings** → **Email Sharing**
2. Configure your sender details and templates
3. Use tokens to insert dynamic content
4. Save

### Sender Configuration

| Field | What It Does |
| --- | --- |
| **From Email** | The email address shown as the sender (must be verified — contact support to set up a custom domain) |
| **From Name** | The display name next to the email address (e.g., "Flash Photo Co") |
| **Reply-To** | Where replies go if a guest responds to the email |

If left empty, ALIVE uses its default sender settings.

### Available Tokens

| Token | Replaced With |
| --- | --- |
| `{{url}}` | The gallery link for the guest's photos |
| `{{from}}` | Your From Name (as configured above) |

### Example Subject Lines

* `Your photos are ready!`
* `Your photo booth memories from {{from}}`
* `Check out your photos!`

### Example Body Templates

**Professional:**
```
Hi there!

Thanks for visiting the photo booth. Your photos are ready to view and download.

View your photos: {{url}}

Enjoy!
— {{from}}
```

**Short and sweet:**
```
Your photos are ready! Tap below to view and download them.

{{url}}

Thanks for stopping by!
```

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## Tips

* **Set a custom From Name** — "Your Company Name" looks more professional than a generic sender
* **Add a Reply-To address** — If guests reply, you'll get the message at your email
* **Always include {{url}}** — The gallery link is the whole point
* **Keep the subject short** — Email subjects get truncated on mobile after ~40 characters
* **Use a clear call-to-action** — "View your photos" or "Download here" makes it obvious what to click
* **Test on mobile** — Most guests will open the email on their phone
* **Check spam folders** — If test emails land in spam, contact support@alive-pic.com for help

| Email templates apply globally. If you want event-specific messaging, update the template before each event.

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## What's Next?

* [Using Native Share](/en/article/using-native-share-ios-share-sheet-wbr3vg) — Let guests share via AirDrop, Messages, and more
* [Managing Collected Contacts](/en/article/managing-collected-contacts-uu7rrv) — View and export email addresses collected via email sharing