During a testing phase, a Campaign Business Practitioner needs to send the test emails to a personal email addresses to see how they look in the inbox. The Campaign Business Practitioner is NOT in the recipient table. How should the Campaign Business Practitioner perform this task?

The most direct and standard method for sending a test email to an address not in the recipient database is to use the "Send a proof" functionality. Within the proof sending dialog, there is a specific field (often labeled "To:") that allows the practitioner to manually type in one or more email addresses. This feature is designed precisely for this use case: sending a test render to stakeholders, testers, or personal accounts for review without needing to add them to the main recipient table or a seed list.

A. Pick any email address and use the preview to see what it looks like The preview function only renders the email within the Campaign interface using data from an existing profile; it does not send an actual email to an external inbox.
B. Go through the standard process for adding recipients This is an inefficient and unnecessary step for a simple, ad-hoc test. The proofing mechanism is designed to bypass the need for formal data entry for quick validation.
D. Add the email to a seed list Seed lists are primarily for systematic monitoring of deliverability and rendering across multiple campaigns, not for a single, quick test by a practitioner. Manual entry is more direct.

1. Adobe Experience League - Campaign Classic v7 Documentation, "Sending Proofs": This document explicitly describes the process of sending proofs. In the section "Define proof target," it states, "You can also enter email addresses directly in the appropriate field." This confirms that manual entry is a supported and intended function for testing. (See the subsection: Define proof target).

2. Adobe Experience League - Campaign Standard Documentation, "Prepare and send a proof": The documentation for Campaign Standard also details this capability. When configuring the proof, the user can "Add an email address" manually. The guide notes, "You can also directly enter email addresses for your proof recipients." (See the section: Prepare and send a proof, Step 4).