Trigger a Zap by saying "__Alexa__, ask __Zapier__ to __trigger a Zap__",
         then say your trigger phrase when asked.

You can provide multiple phrases, 3-6 words each,
         and saying any one of them will trigger your Zap.
         Keep each phrase simple so Alexa understands it easily.

After you've said your trigger phrase, Alexa will ask you to provide an answer to this additional prompt question.

Amazon Alexa is used to set up your Alexa-enabled devices, listen to music, create shopping lists, get news updates, and much more.

Amazon Alexa

Switchboard Canvas lets you create images using an API.

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In order to trigger when emails are opened, this must be paired with a separate Zap using the **Send Outbound Email** action, with the **Enable Read Receipts?** field set to `True`.

To test with a live email, send an email to yourself using your **Send Outbound Email** action (with read receipts enabled) and open it, then test this trigger immediately for samples. If you don't need to test with live data, click Skip Test to use static test data.

**Trial or Free Zapier plan:**

 - Emails sent during [testing](https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/18811411817741-Test-Zap-steps "https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/18811411817741-Test-Zap-steps") are sent to the [Zapier account email address](https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496274581517-Change-your-Zapier-account-email-address "https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496274581517-Change-your-Zapier-account-email-address"). Once published, emails go to the intended recipients (To, CC, BCC).
 - You can send a maximum of 5 emails per account per day.

**Paid Zapier plan:**

 - You can send a maximum of 10 emails per account per hour.

Can be a comma separated list of emails. Limited to 5.

You can place HTML in here and we will send it as is. If this is plain text, we will try to convert it to some very basic HTML for greater client compatibility.

A file object to be attached to the email. Plain text content will converted into a txt file and attached. Please note, if the file is over ~10mb or so, you should explore using other email sending techniques (like Gmail or SMTP).

This will be your "display name" when sending. *Want to send from your own email address? Try Mailgun, IMAP, Mandrill or Gmail apps instead.*

Specify a reply address other than your own.

Set this to "yes" if your emails are received without line breaks or spacing.

Want to be notified when this email is opened? Set this to to `True` and set up a Zap using the `New Read Receipt` trigger.

Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.)

Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!

Email by Zapier

This zap uses Amazon Alexa to ask for messages which are added to images with Switchboard Canvas. The image is then e-mailed using the Email by this integration. Log in to Switchboard Canvas to make your own templates!

Amazon Alexa + Email by Zapier + Switchboard Canvas

Create images in Switchboard Canvas and send emails from new trigger phrases spoken in Amazon Alexa

Supported triggers and actions

Trigger Phrase Spoken

New Inbound Email

Send Outbound Email

Create Image

New Read Receipt

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