# How To Customize The Membership Welcome Email Using Membership Settings or Workflows

There are a few options to send credentials when someone creates their Membership account. You may want to customize this email for your members, so follow these steps to review your options:

**Option 1: System-Generated Email Using a Template**

**Step 1:** Navigate to Memberships > Settings > Toggle On the "Send Welcome Email" option.

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**Step 2:** Choose a template from the dropdown list.

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_**Note:** You will need to create your own template to create a custom welcome email and the Default Template is not editable or viewable without testing it. You would accomplish this with custom values continue this article to see what this means_

_**Note:** This will send an automated email from the system with login credentials to the user when they complete the offer checkout. This email template can be customized and saved within the Email Builder_

**Step 3:** Save your changes.

**Option 2: Create a Workflow to Send a Customized Email**

**Step 1:** Navigate to Automation > Workflows

**Step 2:** Create or edit an existing workflow

**Step 3:** Select the “Membership New Signup” Workflow trigger

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**Step 4:** Select Send email

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**Step 5:** Enter the content of your email. You’ll need a From Name, Email, and Subject, and you can select a template or use your own content.

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**Step 6:** Note that by using 'Membership New Signup' you now have access to new custom values. These are called Membership Contacts and are at the bottom of the Custom Values list right above your unique custom values. Grab both your email and password and place them appropriately in the body of your email.

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**Step 7:** If you use Option 2, be sure to toggle off the system-generated email (Option 1). Otherwise, both the system-generated template option and the workflow-customized options will be sent.
