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title: "Quick and Normal Testing Communications"
slug: "quick-and-normal-testing-communications"
updated: 2025-10-05T14:12:39Z
published: 2025-10-05T14:12:39Z
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# Quick and Normal Testing Communications

Abstract

Product: **Acoustic Campaign**

### Quick and Normal Testing Communications

- A quick test ignores any content issues, and sends the template to the recipients for them to review it.
- A normal test alerts you of any issues that are found within the communication that need to be addressed.
- It is recommended that you insert recipients from your organization for test emails.

### Relevant eLearning:

[![icon4.jpg](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/b8aef732-318b-4fb3-a821-a4a380e9094c.jpg)](https://media.brassring.com/training/WatsonCampaignAutomation/Sims/5TestingCommunications/story.html)

### Process:

#### Quick Test

1. Select Test Options → Quick Test.

![The Quick Test options](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/ad873dd1-ee7f-445e-9139-dcbd6117fa76.jpg)
2. Insert the recipients as required, and click **Send**.

![The Enter Quick Test Recipients window](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/17d67679-b681-494a-9b39-3836c516f99c.jpg)
3. The recipient receives the template to review.

A template is quick saved before testing in case your recipients require time to review the content.

#### Normal test

1. Select Test Options → Normal Test.

![Selecting Normal Test](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/a217f3e6-b88a-415b-9b2c-55a8046570b5.jpg)

![The Your mailing contains all required content notification](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/2eb1210f-b02b-4808-a804-05fbe7279af8.jpg)

![The fixes required window](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/7774de1b-4afe-4fa4-a575-7512ddf73fa4.jpg)
  - Acoustic Campaign assesses the template for all required content. If the communication contains all of the required content, the T**est options window** opens, if not, update the communication as required before testing.
2. The **Select mailing draft window** might open. Select the **name of the draft** to test.

![The Select mailing draft window](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/ee1875e0-3784-44ef-83e1-1a9d3a7fdcc5.jpg)
3. The **Test your mailing window** opens
  - Select the test recipients.

![The Select Test Recipients section](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/db391ce7-b71b-4210-8dbc-ed6906ee4a06.jpg)
  - Enter a list of recipients.
  - Enter the settings for the test email, such as a subject, and mailing name. Set the Test Location to **Shared**.

![Entering the mailing settings](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/b9cf2c81-ecea-4b89-bb5b-4385c4e147de.jpg)
  - Insert the **Test Address Settings**.
    - **Use Mailing Settings**is selected by default, and populates the fields with the information from the **Address Settings page**.
    - **Override Mailing Settings** can be used to change the information in these fields as required.
  - Toggle the Personalization Settings **On**or **Off**.
    - If set to on, select test contacts from a contact source or enter email addresses.
    - Set the **Test Mailing Bodies**option.
  - Selecting**Send separate mailing for each body**, sends a separate email to the recipients based on the HTML body tag.
    - If there is more than one set of body tags, the recipient is able to review each set as a separate email.
    - If you want the recipient to review one email, select **Send one muli-part mailing**.

![The Test Mailing Bodies Section](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/a69483f0-d930-43fb-9884-58246e7efb6d.jpg)
  - Insert any applicable tags to the test.
  - Select whether to use a standard or custom opt-out link.
    - This option provides Leads with a link to click that removes them from any mailing lists.
    - Selecting a Custom Opt-Out link provides an area to insert a URL to open upon clicking.
  - The Site Analytics Package is automatically selected, based on your organizations implementation.
4. Select **Send Test Now.**
5. A notification displays stating that the Test Mailing was sent.

![The Test Mailing Sent message](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4bb62c4c-9973-48ec-ab93-23d4b1755503/Images/Documentation/9d93fb2d-7b35-47f8-9616-619de4b586de.jpg)
6. The recipient receives an email with the template to review.