---
title: "Creating a newsletter"
manual: "Universal Messenger"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/universal_messenger:usage-creating-newsletters@main"
source: "Usage/CreatingNewsletters.rst"
rendered: "2026-10-07T12:03:11+00:00"
---

# Creating a newsletter {#usage-creating-newsletters}

To create a new newsletter, create a new page in the TYPO3 backend. Use
the **Newsletter** shortcut in the page tree's "new page" drag
area, or create a standard page and change its type afterwards.

![Page tree "new page" drag area showing the Newsletter page type shortcut](../Newsletter-Step-1.png)

For a standard page, open the page properties and select the page type
**Newsletter**.

![Page properties General tab with the Newsletter page type selected](../Newsletter-Step-2.png)

The page reloads, and a selection for the Universal Messenger newsletter
channel appears below the page type field. Select the channel this
newsletter should be sent through.

![Page properties showing the newsletter channel selection field](../Newsletter-Step-3.png)

Build the newsletter with the usual TYPO3 content elements. Use a
container framework such as [container_elements](https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/container_elements) if you
need to group elements into columns and rows.

The extension also provides ViewHelpers (see [ViewHelpers](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/universal_messenger:usage-view-helpers@main))
and content elements (see [Content elements](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/universal_messenger:usage-content-elements@main)) to arrange
content according to the [Foundation for Emails 2](https://get.foundation/emails.html) framework the shipped rendering
is built on.