Designating Proof Contacts

You can send a message to your proof contacts to find out exactly how the message will appear in recipients' inboxes.

You can designate any contact as a proof contact either when creating or editing a contact or when testing a message.

How do you know if a contact is already a proof contact?

You can see whether a contact is a proof contact on the Contacts, Edit Contact, or Test Message page:

Contacts page

(Proof Contact) appears next to the contact's email address. In addition, you can select the Show Proof Contacts Only checkbox to display only proof contacts for the list.

Edit Contact page

The Proof Contact checkbox is selected for proof contacts.

Test Message page

All existing proof contacts appear in the Proof Contacts list when you select the Send Proof tab on the Test Message page.

How do you know which contacts in a list are proof contacts?

To see all proof contacts for a list:

• On the Lists page, point at the list name and select Proof Contacts.

The Contacts page opens in a new tab, showing only proof contacts for the list.

To create a proof contact when adding a contact

1. On the Add Contact page, select the Proof Contacts checkbox.

Tip: For more information about adding a contact, see Adding a Contact.

To create a proof contact when editing a contact

1. On the Edit Contact page, select the Proof Contacts checkbox.

Tip: For more information about editing a contact, see Editing a Contact.

To create a proof contact when testing a message

1. Open the Edit Message page.

2. Do one of the following:

• Click 2. Test Message at the top of the page.
• Click .

The Test Message page opens.

3. Select the Send Proof tab.

The Proof Contacts list opens, showing all existing Proof Contacts.

4. Click Add Proof Contact.

An empty row appears in the Proof Contacts list.

5. Type the contact's email address in the empty row.

To no longer use the contact as a proof contact

You can remove the contact as a proof contact from the Edit Contact, Add Contact, or Test Message page.

From the Edit Contact or Add Contact page:

• Clear the Proof Contact checkbox

From the Test Message page:

1. Point at the contact and click x.