The templates used for transactional email are formatted with HTML and CSS, and may be simply altered. additionally, you’ll be able to customize the templates by adding variables and frontend apps. so lets discuss about creating email template in magento

Many of the default email templates contain placeholder info that ought to be modified before any transactional email messages are sent to customers. once the template is prepared to be used, ensure to update your system configuration, that the updated template are used rather than the previous version.

Step 1: Choose a Previously created Template

• On the Admin menu, select System > Templates > Transactional Emails.

• Click the Add New Template button.
• In the Load default template section, choose the default Template you want to use as a starting point. Then, click the Load Template button.
• If necessary, set the Locale to the store language.
• Click the Load Template button.

Step 2: Altering the Content

• In the Template Information section, do the following:
  • Enter a Template Name for the new email template.
  • In the Template Subject field, type the text to appear in the Subject header of the message.
  • Complete the Template Content, according to your needs.
• (Optional) To insert a variable, do the following:
  • Position the cursor in the text where you want the variable to appear. Then, click the Insert Variable button.
  • In the list of available variables, select the one you want to insert into the template.
• (Optional) To insert a frontend app, do the following:
  • Position the cursor in the text where you want the frontend app to appear. Then, click the Frontend App button.
  • In the list of available frontend apps, select the one you want to insert into the template.
  • When complete, click the Save Template button.
  • After completing the template, make sure to Preview the message before associating it with a transactional email message that is sent to customers.

Step 3: Save the Configuration

Before the template can be used, the configuration must be updated with the name of the new template.

Hope this helps you in creating email template in magento