---
title: "Edit the EXM default settings"
slug: "edit-the-exm-default-settings"
abstract: "Edit the EXM default settings in EXM or the Content Editor."
---
# Edit the EXM default settings

When you first open the Email Experience Manager, a default manager root is created in the *sitecore/Content/Email* folder. The manager root can be located anywhere in the content tree but commonly there is a manager root for each tenant or site. You could also create a manager root for each market (for example, one for the Americas, one for APAC, and one for EMEA).

> [!note]
> If your EXM instance has more than one manager root, changes to the default settings apply only to the currently selected manager root. Use the Change manager root drop-down list in the top-left corner of the dashboard to change the manager root.

![Email Experience Manager dashboard showing how to change the Manager Root.](<https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/exm/103/email-experience-manager/images/Edit%20default%20settings%2090+.png>)

The following default settings are available:

| Setting | Required/Optional | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Base URL | Required | The website address of the Content Delivery server.<br><br>This URL is used in all the links in the email message. |
| Preview base URL | Optional | In a scaled environment, internal links from test email messages point to the Base URL by default.<br><br>To point the links to a different server, specify its URL in this setting. |
| From email | Required | The email address that you want to appear in the From field of your email messages.<br><br>> [!note]<br>> If you are using the Sitecore MTA as your provider, you must add the domain of the from email address to the list of domains, before you can save the changes. |
| From name | Optional | The name that you want to appear as the From name for your email messages. |
| Reply to | Optional | The email address that you want the replies from recipients sent to. |
| Global opt-out list | Required | A static contact list that contains contacts who click the Unsubscribe from all link.<br><br>The contacts in this list will never receive another email message from EXM, even if the contact appears in a list that you have included in an email campaign.<br><br>To change this default list, click Browse to select a different list. |

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<summary><h2>Edit the default settings in EXM</h2></summary>

To edit the default settings in EXM:

1. On the EXM Dashboard, click the **Change manager root** drop-down list and select the manager root that you want to define default settings for.
2. Click **Default settings**.

    ![EXM dashboard showing the Default settings button in the upper right.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/exm/103/email-experience-manager/images/EditDefaultSettings.png)

3. In the **Default Settings** dialog box, edit the default settings. The **Base URL** and **From email** fields are required.

    > [!note]
    > If you are using EXM Delivery Cloud, you must add the domain to the list of domains before you can save the settings.

    ![Default settings dialog box.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/exm/103/email-experience-manager/images/29F1B9C3220F466888BD7C281B0DBA7A.png)

4. Click **OK** to save the changes.

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<summary><h2>Edit EXM default settings in the Content Editor</h2></summary>

To edit EXM default settings in the Content Editor:

1. On the Sitecore Launchpad, click **Content Editor**.
2. In the Content Editor, expand the Content item and select the manager root item that you want to edit.
3. On the **Content** tab, edit the default settings:
    - In the **Message Generation** section, edit the **Base URL** field (required) or, if necessary, the **Preview base URL** field.
    - In the **Default Message Header** section, edit the **From Name**, **From Address**, or the **Reply To** field as required. The **From Address** field is mandatory.

        ![Content Editor showing the Email Campaign node and Content tab.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/exm/103/email-experience-manager/images/DFA2892AE2D24295A0FA6E3D9CB8DF73.png)

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