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title: Test Audience
slug: test-audience
description: Learn how to add email addresses to a test audience and send a test version of your email before reaching all recipients. Follow simple steps in this document, including accessing the Marketing section, clicking on "Add Emails," entering desired addresses
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createdAt: 2023-07-21T15:08:17.188Z
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While you can always preview your email within the [Email Design Tool](docId\:AXuG2CbWfAUAD66MCHeAK), you might want to send out a test version before sending it to all of your patrons. 

*Suggested Article*: [Send a test email](docId:_723gvP5UIZ8tuUNkHmyI). 

To add email addresses to your recipient list for test emails, follow the steps below.

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Navigate to **Patrons** --> **Audiences**.
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Next to "Test Audience," click **View**/**Edit**.

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Click **Add Emails**.
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Type in the email address(es) that you'd like to add to your test Audience. (*Note*: add a comma or hit enter between addresses)

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Click **Add** to save the address(es) to your list.
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