# Adding merge fields to Contact Emails **URL:** \ **Category:** Max Classic\ **Created:** [April 24, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://integration.keap.com/t/adding-merge-fields-to-contact-emails/76513 "2020-04-24T03:59:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yoga\_Synergy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bc8723/32.png) [@Yoga\_Synergy](https://integration.keap.com/u/Yoga_Synergy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://integration.keap.com/t/adding-merge-fields-to-contact-emails/76513/1 "2020-04-24T03:59:01Z")
Hi I’m looking at using the send email to contact function to send individual emails. I have been trying to add merge fields to the email body. I can get it to work but cutting and pasting from a draft campaign email but I can’t see a way to add them from the email creation tool. Does anyone know how to do that more easily? ![Screen Shot 2020-04-24 at 1.57.54 pm](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/infusionsoft1/original/2X/a/a20a6220913bca7ec493bf7d3d4333d407c94508.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Arnold](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/integration.keap.com/jeff_arnold/32/14802_2.png) [@Jeff\_Arnold](https://integration.keap.com/u/Jeff_Arnold)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://integration.keap.com/t/adding-merge-fields-to-contact-emails/76513/2 "2020-04-24T15:25:47Z")
These are designed as ‘one-off’ emails, and as such, wouldn’t have merge fields (thought process is that if there is info you need to include, you can copy/paste it). If you are going to send this type of email to people individually on a regular basis, use the ’template’ feature and create a base template with this information (Using merge fields), and then use that template to start the one-off emails. Jeff ![email-sig-storybrand-certified-guide-60.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/infusionsoft1/original/2X/b/b44e0b32c05e44619132d27268e14026b37d77b0.png)