Create columns in an email

Use pre-built layouts to create multiple columns in your email

Some email templates already include pre-built column layouts, but you can also easily create two, three, four, or five columns using the pre-built layout blocks found on the Build tab.

• Create two columns
• Create three columns
• Create four or five columns
• Delete a column

Columns are designed to stack when viewed on mobile devices to make the content easier to read. By default, the content in the left-most column appears before the content in the column immediately to its right, and so on, for each additional column. Depending on your content and which information you want to display first, you can control how the columns stack in each layout.
 

Design tip: Make sure you preview your email before sending it to your contacts to get a good idea of how your content stacks when viewed on a mobile device.

Create two columns

The Layouts section of the Build tab has dual-column layouts to get you started quickly—just drag one into your template. Any block can then be dragged into the two-column layout.
 

Did you know? The two Heading blocks at the top of the Layouts section can also be used in dual-column layouts if you drag them into the template first. Once in your template, drag it into a column or place it next to another block to create a two-column layout.

1. From the Build tab, scroll down to the Layouts section and drag a "Two column" layout into your template.
   
   
    
2. Use the guidelines to stack additional blocks into each column.
   Note: The guideline should span only the width of the column, not the entire template. Content can also be dragged from the Build or Images tab or moved around within your template.
   
   
    
3. Place your cursor over the columns, then drag the handle to proportionally adjust their widths. The minimum width of a column is 25% of the template width, and the maximum width is 75% of the template width.
   
   
    

Alternatively, blocks can be used to create two columns when placed side-by-side:

Create three columns

The best way to add three columns to your email is to use the "Three column" layout. Additional blocks can then be dragged into the layout as desired.

1. From the Build tab, scroll down to the Layouts section and drag the "Three column" layout into your template.
   
   
    
2. Use the guidelines to stack additional blocks into each column. Content can be dragged from the Build or Images tab or moved around within your template.
   
   
    
3. Drag the handle to proportionally adjust the column widths. The minimum width of a column is 25% of the template width, and the maximum width is 50% of the template width.
   
   
   
   Note: If you're having trouble getting your images to look proportional, try cropping them or aligning them to the side of the column.

If you delete a column from a three-column layout, you can add it back by dragging and dropping any block to the left, right, or in between the remaining blocks. "Two column" blocks in the Layouts section of the Build tab can't be used to create three columns in the same way.

Create four or five columns

The "Navigation bar" layout is five columns and can be used as-is, or you can delete a column to create a four-column layout. When using four or five columns, the widths are set and cannot be adjusted.

1. From the Build tab, drag a "Navigation bar" layout into your template. Use the guidelines to help you find the right spot.
   
   
    
2. (Optional) Delete a column to create a four-column layout by clicking on any of the text links and then clicking the trash can icon in the left-hand controls.
   
   
    
3. The "Navigation bar" layout contains text links by default, but you can update them with other content and drag additional images, text, or buttons into the columns. You can also change the background color of the column layout.
   

   Tip: If you're having trouble inserting a block into one of the columns, try entering at least two lines of text in one of the columns first.

   
   
   

If you delete a column from a five-column layout, you can add it back by dragging and dropping any block to the left or right of the remaining blocks. Two- and three-column blocks in the Layouts section of the Build tab can't be used to create a four or five-column layout in the same way.

Delete a column

There are a couple of ways you can get rid of unwanted columns:

• Delete the entire layout - Perfect for a fresh start! Place your mouse over the layout and click the trash can icon on the right-hand side of the template. 
  
  
   
• Delete all the blocks in the unwanted column - You can delete each block in the column by clicking on it, then clicking the trash can icon in the controls on the left. Repeat until all of the blocks are gone. If the column looks empty but doesn't disappear, there may be a Spacer block that needs to be deleted.
  
  
   
• Drag the blocks out of the unwanted column - If you want to keep your content and just get rid of the columns, you can drag the blocks to any other part of your template. Use the guidelines to help you move them out of the column—it should span the width of the template.
  
  

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