Merge pull request #7248 from umbraco/feature/test-email-templates

Add a new article: How to test your email templates

Author: sofietoft

16/umbraco-commerce/SUMMARY.md

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 * [Configure SQLite support](how-to-guides/configure-sqlite-support.md)
 * [Use an Alternative Database for Umbraco Commerce Tables](how-to-guides/use-an-alternative-database-for-umbraco-commerce-tables.md)
 * [Customizing Templates](how-to-guides/customizing-templates.md)
+* [Test Your Email templates](how-to-guides/how-to-test-email-templates.md)
 * [Configuring Cart Cleanup](how-to-guides/configuring-cart-cleanup.md)
 * [Configuring Abandoned Carts Notification](how-to-guides/configuring-abandoned-cart-notification.md)
 * [Limit Order Line Quantity](how-to-guides/limit-orderline-quantity.md)

16/umbraco-commerce/how-to-guides/how-to-test-email-templates.md

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+---
+description: Learn how to test your email templates.
+---
+
+# Test your email templates
+
+Want to see how your email templates look before sending them to the real customers? Umbraco Commerce 16.2.0 supports testing your email templates. 
+
+{% hint style="info" %}
+As of now, only templates under the **Cart**, **Order**, **Gift Card**, and **Discount** categories can be tested using the steps below.
+{% endhint %}
+
+## Steps
+
+1. Go to *Umbraco Backoffice* > *Settings*.
+2. Select a store name.
+3. Navigate to the *Email Templates* section.
+4. Open the template you want to test.
+
+![Email Template Details screen in Umbraco backoffice](images/test-email-templates/0.email-template-details.png)
+
+5. Click the *Send Test Email* button.
+6. Fill in the fields in the modal, and **make sure that the recipient is a test email address**.
+
+![The "Send Test Email" modal](images/test-email-templates/1.send-test-email-modal.png)
+
+![Order entity picker in the "Send test email" modal](images/test-email-templates/2.order-entity-picker.png)
+
+7. Click the *Send* button.
+
+An email with the information you provided will be sent to the test email address shortly.