{"Status":true,"Message":"","Response":{"post":{"postuid":"8cfe5250-2f12-4688-ae75-28b84348af4f","tenantuid":"d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2","projectuid":"239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0","title":"Recreate an Existing Email with Claude","slug":"article/recreate-an-existing-email-with-claude","html":"\u003Cp\u003EYou can start a DailyStory email from one you already have: an email sent from another email marketing platform, a newsletter your team designed elsewhere, or a past campaign you want to reuse. Download the email from your inbox as an .eml file and give it to Claude, and Claude rebuilds it as a DailyStory email you can edit in the \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/kw4n3vdfqc-using-the-email-designer\u0022\u003EEmail Designer\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is the quickest way to move your existing emails into DailyStory when switching platforms. Send yourself a test of each email from your current platform, download it, and let Claude rebuild it.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are two ways to do this. If Claude is \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/connect-ai-assistants-to-dailystory-with-mcp\u0022\u003Econnected to DailyStory with MCP\u003C/a\u003E, Claude creates the email in DailyStory for you, with nothing to import; see \u003Ca href=\u0022#recreate_an_email_through_mcp\u0022\u003ERecreate an email through MCP\u003C/a\u003E. Otherwise, install the DailyStory email skill in Claude and follow the steps below; see \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/build-emails-with-claude\u0022\u003EBuild Emails with Claude\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022why_rebuild_instead_of_pasting_the_html\u0022\u003EWhy rebuild instead of pasting the HTML\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can paste another platform\u0027s HTML into the \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/035zxhdqfo-edit-email-html-and-css\u0022\u003EHTML editor\u003C/a\u003E, but the result can\u0027t be edited in the Email Designer, and it carries over the other platform\u0027s tracking, footer and merge tags. Claude reads the email\u0027s layout and rebuilds it from DailyStory widgets instead, so headings, text, buttons, images and columns are all editable, and the email uses DailyStory\u0027s footer, personalization and tracking.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022step_1_download_the_email_as_an_eml_file\u0022\u003EStep 1: Download the email as an .eml file\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOpen the email in your inbox and save it:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ctable border=\u00221\u0022 style=\u0022border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\u0022\u003E\u003Cthead\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Cth\u003EEmail app\u003C/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EHow to save as .eml\u003C/th\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003C/thead\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EGmail\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOpen the email, click the \u003Cb\u003EMore\u003C/b\u003E menu (three dots) at the top right of the message, and choose \u003Cb\u003EDownload message\u003C/b\u003E.\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOutlook on the web and new Outlook\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOpen the email, click \u003Cb\u003EMore actions\u003C/b\u003E (three dots), and choose \u003Cb\u003ESave as\u003C/b\u003E or \u003Cb\u003EDownload\u003C/b\u003E.\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EClassic Outlook for Windows\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EClassic Outlook saves messages as .msg rather than .eml. Forward the email to a Gmail or Outlook.com address and download it from there, or use Outlook on the web.\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EApple Mail\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ESelect the email and choose \u003Cb\u003EFile \u0026gt; Save As\u003C/b\u003E, with \u003Cb\u003EFormat\u003C/b\u003E set to \u003Cb\u003ERaw Message Source\u003C/b\u003E, or drag the email to your desktop.\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EThunderbird\u003C/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOpen the email and choose \u003Cb\u003EFile \u0026gt; Save As \u0026gt; File\u003C/b\u003E.\u003C/td\u003E\u003C/tr\u003E\u003C/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you are moving from another email platform, send a test of the email to yourself first, then download the test.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022step_2_ask_claude_to_rebuild_it\u0022\u003EStep 2: Ask Claude to rebuild it\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStart a new chat in Claude and attach the .eml file.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAsk Claude to recreate it as a DailyStory email, and say what should change. For example: \u003Ci\u003E\u0022Recreate this email as a DailyStory email. Keep the layout and wording, but use our brand colors and change the button to link to our fall sale page.\u0022\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EClaude rebuilds the email and tells you what it changed or couldn\u0027t carry over. Review the result in the chat and ask for any changes.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EClaude gives you a file to import: an .html file, or a .zip when the email contains images of its own.\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf Claude is connected to DailyStory with MCP, skip Step 3: Claude creates the email for you. See \u003Ca href=\u0022#recreate_an_email_through_mcp\u0022\u003ERecreate an email through MCP\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022recreate_an_email_through_mcp\u0022\u003ERecreate an email through MCP\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen Claude is \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/connect-ai-assistants-to-dailystory-with-mcp\u0022\u003Econnected to DailyStory with MCP\u003C/a\u003E, there is no skill to install and no file to download or import:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStart a new chat in Claude with the DailyStory connector turned on, and attach the .eml file.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAsk Claude to recreate it in DailyStory. For example: \u003Ci\u003E\u0022Recreate this email in DailyStory. Keep the layout and wording, but use our brand colors.\u0022\u003C/i\u003E Claude reads your \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/bwjzlj4g62-account-defaults\u0022\u003EBrand Kit\u003C/a\u003E from DailyStory itself.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EClaude shows you the email\u0027s content and asks which campaign to add it to. Once you confirm, it creates the email in DailyStory and gives you a link to it.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAsk Claude to send you a test, or to make further changes. It can edit the email in DailyStory directly.\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne difference: through MCP, Claude can only use images that are on the web. Images contained in the email itself can\u0027t be uploaded this way, so Claude uses images from your website or \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/js7pcsmpdz-file-manager\u0022\u003EFile Manager\u003C/a\u003E when you give it their addresses, and a placeholder otherwise, and tells you which. If the email depends on images of its own, upload them to File Manager first, or use the import steps above.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022what_changes_when_claude_rebuilds_an_email\u0022\u003EWhat changes when Claude rebuilds an email\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELayout:\u003C/b\u003E the email is rebuilt from DailyStory\u0027s rows, columns and widgets. Most layouts come across closely; unusual ones are adapted to the nearest DailyStory equivalent, and Claude tells you where.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFooter and unsubscribe:\u003C/b\u003E the original footer, unsubscribe link and \u0022view in browser\u0022 link are replaced with DailyStory\u0027s standard footer, which uses your company details from the \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/bwjzlj4g62-account-defaults\u0022\u003EBrand Kit\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPersonalization:\u003C/b\u003E merge tags from other platforms, such as Mailchimp\u0027s \u003Ccode\u003E*|FNAME|*\u003C/code\u003E, are converted to DailyStory\u0027s. See \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/a4lb0y1tdn-email-merge-tags\u0022\u003EEmail Merge Tags\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETracking:\u003C/b\u003E the other platform\u0027s tracking pixels and tracked links are removed. DailyStory adds its own open and click tracking when the email is sent.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImages:\u003C/b\u003E images contained in the email are brought into File Manager. Images linked from your own website stay linked. Images hosted by someone else are replaced with a placeholder for you to swap in the designer.\u003C/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDynamic content\u003C/b\u003E from the other platform, such as product feeds or countdown timers, isn\u0027t carried over. Add the DailyStory equivalent in the designer; see \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/what-the-dailystory-email-skill-supports\u0022\u003EWhat the DailyStory Email Skill Supports\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ul\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022use_emails_you_have_the_right_to_reuse\u0022\u003EUse emails you have the right to reuse\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecreate your own emails, or ones you have permission to use. If you share an email from another company, Claude will build an original email in a similar style using your brand and content rather than copying theirs.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022not_the_same_as_dailystory_email_export\u0022\u003ENot the same as DailyStory email export\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn .eml file is a standard email message from any email app. It is different from the .elmz file DailyStory creates when you export an email, which you import with \u003Cb\u003EImport Email\u003C/b\u003E. See \u003Ca href=\u0022/article/ug5lumgbiq-import-and-export-emails\u0022\u003EImport and Export Emails\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","publish_status":0,"post_type":"Article","authoruid":"3dde8c16-763a-4a2b-ae0b-1d8c50c62e3d","author":{"authoruid":"3dde8c16-763a-4a2b-ae0b-1d8c50c62e3d"},"featured_image_updating":false,"meta_description":"Easily convert emails from other platforms into editable DailyStory campaigns using Claude. Import .eml files, rebuild layouts, and customize with ease.","display_toc":true,"has_workingcopy":false,"allow_indexing":true,"total_views":6,"date_published":"2026-10-10T16:30:00","date_updated":"2026-10-29T16:49:28.77","date_created":"2026-10-10T16:08:43.83"}}}