Links, attachments and tables

You can include links, pictures, or tables in the alert email if you need to send an alert about list items containing attachments. These options are in the “Message view” block.

Link, picture, and table options in the Message view block of a Virto alert — Link, picture, and table

For example, an email alert with a table may look like this. You can add a link or an image in the same way.

Example of a Virto email alert containing a table in the message body — Email alert

You can create tables in your alert and define the values of the table border and column width. You can also choose the number of columns and rows in your table.

Creating a table in a Virto alert and setting its number of columns and rows — Create a table

Next, define the columns’ width and the border’s thickness in pixels.

Defining table column width and border thickness in pixels for a Virto alert — Column width

Now, your alert has a table. The additional buttons allow you to add or delete columns and rows.

Table buttons in a Virto alert for adding or deleting columns and rows — Table buttons

If your alert has an item from a lookup, the item will contain a link to view the form of this item. For example, if your alert has a “client” lookup field, you will receive this field with a link to the client’s card view form in the alert.

If you select the “Send notification immediately” alert schedule, the “Append Item Attachments” option will be available under the footer settings.

Append Item Attachments option under the footer settings of a Virto alert — Append the attachments

Using this option, you can send an alert email with a list item attachment in it.

Updated on June 17, 2026