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title: "Source mode for custom emails"
slug: "source-mode-for-custom-emails"
updated: 2026-04-29T16:44:55Z
published: 2026-04-29T16:44:55Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/source-mode-for-custom-emails"
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# Source mode for custom emails
The email editor offers a way to customize content. Use source mode when you need direct control over HTML.
## Open source mode
Select **Source** from the controls in the email editor.
To exit source mode, select **Source** again.
## Work in source mode
Learn more about [HTML tags supported by Quickbase](/v1/docs/what-html-tags-are-allowed-by-quickbase).
Email elements, fields, and markers added in the editor have the following translations in source mode:
| **Email element** | **HTML tag in source code** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Record change | | |
| Report | | |
| Form | | Include a specific record ID to send a specific record out, for example: If a record ID is not included, Quickbase sends the changed record. |
| Table field | | |
| Marker | | Marker types include: - realm-name - app-id - table-id - notification-id - record-link |
## Functionality available only in source mode
Source mode allows you to add reports to your email from any related table in your app. Reports will be inserted as a table with simple formatting. Then you can customize the table, just like the [Report as a customizable table element](/v1/docs/report-as-customizable-table-element-in-document-templates) available in document templates.
Here's an example of the code for a table like this in source mode:
```xml
Project Tasks
Task Name
Assigned To
```
To create the table in source mode:
1. Use the `<figure>` HTML tag, with a class of table `class="table"`.
2. Add a table tag and include:
- `qb-wrapper-tag="qb-run-report" `
- `data-report-id="x"` – substitute "x" with the report ID of the report you want to include
- `data-table-id="dbid"` – substitute "dbid" with the table ID where the report is located
- `data-report-link-field-id="x"` – substitute "x" with the field ID of the report link field on the table
3. Code an HTML table with a heading row and a body row . In the heading row, add labels for the columns. The labels will likely match the field names from the report you intend to pull in. For example:
```xml
Task Name
Assigned To
```
4. Add a table body. Make sure:
- Table rows contain `qb-wrapper-tag="qb-run-report-repeat"`
- Table data references report fields by using `qb-field field-id="x" source="report"`, where "x" is replaced by the field ID you want to reference. For example:
```xml
```
5. Double-check your work—did you add all the necessary closing tags? Then close source mode. In the editor, there will be a table that looks like this: 