diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/newsletter_config.html b/data/interfaces/default/newsletter_config.html
index aa73649e..b92fe3ad 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/newsletter_config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/newsletter_config.html
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
     import json
     from plexpy import helpers, notifiers
 
-    all_notifiers = notifiers.get_notifiers()
+    all_notifiers = sorted(notifiers.get_notifiers(), key=lambda k: (k['agent_label'].lower(), k['friendly_name'], k['id']))
     email_notifiers = [n for n in all_notifiers if n['agent_name'] == 'email']
-    sorted(email_notifiers, key=lambda k: (k['agent_label'], k['friendly_name'], k['id']))
     email_notifiers = [{'id': 0, 'agent_label': 'New Email Configuration', 'friendly_name': ''}] + email_notifiers
     other_notifiers = [{'id': 0, 'agent_label': 'Select a Notification Agent', 'friendly_name': ''}] + all_notifiers
 %>
@@ -161,6 +160,10 @@
                                 Set the custom formatted text for each type of notification.
                                 <a href="#newsletter-text-sub-modal" data-toggle="modal">Click here</a> for a list of available parameters which can be used.
                             </p>
+                            <p class="help-block">
+                                You can also add text modifiers to change the case or slice parameters with a list of items.
+                                <a href="#notify-text-modifiers-modal" data-toggle="modal">Click here</a> to view usage information.
+                            </p>
                             <div class="row">
                                 <div class="col-md-12">
                                     <div class="form-group">
@@ -171,19 +174,18 @@
                                             </div>
                                         </div>
                                         <p class="help-block">
-                                            Optional: Enter a subject line for the newsletter. Leave blank for default.
+                                            Enter a custom subject line for the newsletter. Leave blank for default.
                                         </p>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label for="body">Body</label>
                                         <div class="row">
                                             <div class="col-md-12">
-                                                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="body" name="body" value="${newsletter['body']}" size="30">
+                                                <textarea class="form-control"  id="body" name="body" value="${newsletter['body']}" data-autoresize>${newsletter['body']}</textarea>
                                             </div>
                                         </div>
                                         <p class="help-block">
-                                            Optional: Enter a body line for the newsletter. Leave blank for default.<br>
-                                            Note: Only sent to notifications agents other than HTML formatted Emails.
+                                            Enter a custom body line for the newsletter.
                                         </p>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
@@ -638,6 +640,14 @@
         }
     });
 
+    // auto resizing textarea for custom notification message body
+    $('textarea[data-autoresize]').each(function () {
+        var offset = this.offsetHeight - this.clientHeight;
+        var resizeTextarea = function (el) {
+            $(el).css('height', 'auto').css('height', el.scrollHeight + offset);
+        };
+        $(this).on('focus keyup input', function () { resizeTextarea(this); }).removeAttr('data-autoresize');
+    });
 </script>
 % else:
 <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
index 29a2fcfc..499e0039 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/settings.html
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     from plexpy import common, notifiers, newsletters
     from plexpy.helpers import anon_url, checked
 
-    available_notification_agents = sorted(notifiers.available_notification_agents(), key=lambda k: k['label'])
-    available_newsletter_agents = sorted(newsletters.available_newsletter_agents(), key=lambda k: k['label'])
+    available_notification_agents = sorted(notifiers.available_notification_agents(), key=lambda k: k['label'].lower())
+    available_newsletter_agents = sorted(newsletters.available_newsletter_agents(), key=lambda k: k['label'].lower())
 %>
 <%def name="headIncludes()">
 </%def>
diff --git a/data/interfaces/newsletters/recently_added.html b/data/interfaces/newsletters/recently_added.html
index c45165da..f8670bae 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/newsletters/recently_added.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/newsletters/recently_added.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 <head>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
-    <title>Tautulli Newsletter - ${title}</title>
+    <title>Tautulli Newsletter - ${subject}</title>
     <style>
         /* -------------------------------------
             GLOBAL RESETS
@@ -264,7 +264,13 @@
             visibility: hidden;
             width: 0;
         }
-
+        .body-message {
+            color: #282A2D;
+            font-size: 16px;
+            margin-bottom: 15px;
+            text-align: center;
+            width: 100%;
+        }
         .view-full {
             clear: both;
             color: #282A2D;
@@ -598,7 +604,13 @@
             <div class="content" style="box-sizing: border-box;display: block;margin: 0 auto;max-width: 1037px;padding: 10px;">
 
                 <!-- START CENTERED WHITE CONTAINER -->
-                <span class="preheader" style="color: transparent;display: none;height: 0;max-height: 0;max-width: 0;opacity: 0;overflow: hidden;mso-hide: all;visibility: hidden;width: 0;">Tautulli Newsletter  - ${title}</span>
+                <span class="preheader" style="color: transparent;display: none;height: 0;max-height: 0;max-width: 0;opacity: 0;overflow: hidden;mso-hide: all;visibility: hidden;width: 0;">Tautulli Newsletter  - ${subject}</span>
+
+                % if body:
+                <div class="body-message" style="color: #282A2D;font-size: 16px;margin-bottom: 15px;text-align: center;width: 100%;">
+                    ${'<br>'.join(l for l in body.splitlines()) | n}
+                </div>
+                % endif
 
                 % if base_url and not preview:
                 <div class="view-full" style="clear: both;color: #282A2D;font-size: 12px;margin-bottom: 10px;text-align: center;width: 100%;">  <!-- IGNORE SAVE -->
diff --git a/data/interfaces/newsletters/recently_added_master.html b/data/interfaces/newsletters/recently_added_master.html
index 73084277..8a45b1d5 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/newsletters/recently_added_master.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/newsletters/recently_added_master.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 <head>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"/>
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
-    <title>Tautulli Newsletter - ${title}</title>
+    <title>Tautulli Newsletter - ${subject}</title>
     <style>
         /* -------------------------------------
             GLOBAL RESETS
@@ -264,7 +264,13 @@
             visibility: hidden;
             width: 0;
         }
-
+        .body-message {
+            color: #282A2D;
+            font-size: 16px;
+            margin-bottom: 15px;
+            text-align: center;
+            width: 100%;
+        }
         .view-full {
             clear: both;
             color: #282A2D;
@@ -598,7 +604,13 @@
             <div class="content">
 
                 <!-- START CENTERED WHITE CONTAINER -->
-                <span class="preheader">Tautulli Newsletter  - ${title}</span>
+                <span class="preheader">Tautulli Newsletter  - ${subject}</span>
+
+                % if body:
+                <div class="body-message">
+                    ${'<br>'.join(l for l in body.splitlines()) | n}
+                </div>
+                % endif
 
                 % if base_url and not preview:
                 <div class="view-full">  <!-- IGNORE SAVE -->
diff --git a/plexpy/newsletters.py b/plexpy/newsletters.py
index 99462fa1..db17f956 100644
--- a/plexpy/newsletters.py
+++ b/plexpy/newsletters.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class Newsletter(object):
     _DEFAULT_EMAIL_CONFIG['from_name'] = 'Tautulli Newsletter'
     _DEFAULT_EMAIL_CONFIG['notifier_id'] = 0
     _DEFAULT_SUBJECT = 'Tautulli Newsletter'
-    _DEFAULT_BODY = 'Tautulli Newsletter'
+    _DEFAULT_BODY = ''
     _TEMPLATE_MASTER = ''
     _TEMPLATE = ''
 
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ class Newsletter(object):
         return serve_template(
             templatename=template,
             uuid=self.uuid,
-            title=self.subject_formatted,
+            subject=self.subject_formatted,
+            body=self.body_formatted,
             parameters=self.parameters,
             data=self.data,
             preview=self.is_preview
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ class RecentlyAdded(Newsletter):
     _DEFAULT_CONFIG = Newsletter._DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy()
     _DEFAULT_CONFIG['incl_libraries'] = []
     _DEFAULT_SUBJECT = 'Recently Added to {server_name}! ({end_date})'
-    _DEFAULT_BODY = 'View the full newsletter here: {newsletter_url}'
+    _DEFAULT_BODY = ''
     _TEMPLATE_MASTER = 'recently_added_master.html'
     _TEMPLATE = 'recently_added.html'
 
diff --git a/plexpy/notification_handler.py b/plexpy/notification_handler.py
index 579e0501..ff47148c 100644
--- a/plexpy/notification_handler.py
+++ b/plexpy/notification_handler.py
@@ -1345,13 +1345,13 @@ class CustomFormatter(Formatter):
 
     def format_field(self, value, format_spec):
         if format_spec.startswith('[') and format_spec.endswith(']'):
-            pattern = re.compile(r'\[(\d*):?(\d*)\]')
+            pattern = re.compile(r'\[(-?\d*):?(-?\d*)\]')
             if re.match(pattern, format_spec):  # slice
                 items = [x.strip() for x in unicode(value).split(',')]
                 slice_start, slice_end = re.search(pattern, format_spec).groups()
-                slice_start = max(int(slice_start), 0) if slice_start else None
-                slice_end = min(int(slice_end), len(items)) if slice_end else None
-                return ', '.join(items[slice_start:slice_end])
+                slice_start = helpers.cast_to_int(slice_start) or None
+                slice_end = helpers.cast_to_int(slice_end) or None
+                return ', '.join(items[slice(slice_start, slice_end)])
             else:
                 return value
         else:
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index 8aa5df1e..7ecb1d2b 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -5636,7 +5636,9 @@ class WebInterface(object):
                 newsletter_agent = newsletters.get_agent_class(agent_id=newsletter['agent_id'],
                                                                config=newsletter['config'],
                                                                start_date=start_date,
-                                                               end_date=end_date)
+                                                               end_date=end_date,
+                                                               subject=newsletter['subject'],
+                                                               body=newsletter['body'])
                 preview = (preview == 'true')
                 master = (master == 'true')
                 raw = (raw == 'true')