> ## Documentation Index
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# Add a Video section in Email Campaigns

> Add and customize a Video section in Email Campaigns.

Videos are an entertaining and impactful way to engage with your audience. Adding a **Video section** to your emails creates a clickable image directing your email recipients to a separate page to watch your video.

<div className="w-full aspect-video">
  <iframe src="https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/0t014yfhcp" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowFullScreen className="w-full h-full" />
</div>

## Add a video to an email

### Add a Video section

1. In the sidebar, select **Add Section**.
2. From the list, select **Video**.
3. Your video block will generate at the bottom of the section.
4. Click **Save** to keep your changes:

<div className="w-full aspect-video">
  <iframe src="https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/07t0y29mf1" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowFullScreen className="w-full h-full" />
</div>

<Note>
  **Note:** You will need to add a thumbnail image to your video or our default image will remain as the thumbnail for the video.
</Note>

5. In your page, hover over the existing video you want to edit and click **Edit**.
6. Navigate to the sidebar and click **Select Image**.
7. Select **Upload a New File** or **Select a Recent File** to upload your Video Thumbnail.
8. Click **Save** to keep your changes:

<div className="w-full aspect-video">
  <iframe src="https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/g3xs9qqpml" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowFullScreen className="w-full h-full" />
</div>

9. There are four options for adding a video URL to your email:
   * Go to a Landing Page
   * Go to a Checkout Page
   * Download a File
   * Go to a URL

If you choose to direct your email recipient to a Landing Page or Checkout Page you've built on Kajabi, you'll select that page from a dropdown menu. If you choose to send your recipient to another URL, you'll type the link address into an input field.

If you don't already have your video embedded in a web page, the simplest option is to select Download a File and then upload your video file. When your email recipient clicks to view your video, the video file will open directly via an AWS (Amazon Web Services) URL in their web browser and start playing. Your video can also be downloaded by viewers if you choose this option.

10. In the sidebar editor, click the **Video URL** dropdown menu.
11. Select either Go to a Landing Page, Go to a Checkout Page, Download a File, or Go to a URL.
12. Depending on your choice in the previous step, either select your page from the dropdown menu, upload your file, or enter your page URL.
13. Click **Save** to keep your changes:

<div className="w-full aspect-video">
  <iframe src="https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/iuw52y6jpo" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowFullScreen className="w-full h-full" />
</div>

14. Click the **Preview** icon at the top of the sidebar editor to preview your email:

<div className="w-full aspect-video">
  <iframe src="https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/dre42wfdf0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowFullScreen className="w-full h-full" />
</div>

<Tip>
  **Tip:** Prefer to create a Landing Page showcasing your video? Read [Create a section with videos in a page](../../website/pages/how-to-create-a-section-with-videos-in-your-page).
</Tip>

## Player settings

Video Player settings can be customized:

* Check **Show Overlay** to turn overlay on/off.
* Customize the **Overlay Color**.
* Check the **Show Play Button** setting to display a play button on the video.
* Customize the **Play Button Color.**

<div className="w-full aspect-video">
  <iframe src="https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/5mjc6j65xq" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowFullScreen className="w-full h-full" />
</div>

## Video section best practices

Although the Email Visual Editor is designed to translate across most modern email clients, you may want to consider our recommendations for ensuring the best user experience across email clients when using the Video section.

Read [Optimize the Video section in Email Campaigns](/articles/marketing/email-campaigns/how-to-optimize-your-video-section-in-email-campaigns) for details.
