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Add, move, and customize sections within your email template

Article: 000051236
Updated: November 4, 2024

Choose inner and outer backgrounds, add and customize borders, and adjust the margins around sections within your email template

 

 

While you can insert individual Blocks and Layouts into your email template and customize the look of the entire email using the options under the Design tab, you can fine-tune your template even further by adding and customizing different Sections of your email template. Sections are groups of Blocks and Layouts, which you can move, copy, and apply design styles to all together.


Add a Section to your email template

To add a new Section to your template:

  1. Either click and drag an empty Section from the Build tab or click the plus symbol to insert a Section above or below an existing Section.

    Email editor with Build tab, Empty Section, and plus symbol
     
  2. Drag-and-drop Blocks and Layouts from the Build tab into your empty Section.

    Empty Section inserted in email template
     

 

Customize a Section in your email template

To customize the design of your email just how you want, you can:

  • Change the width of different Sections in your email
  • Choose a color or image for the inner and outer backgrounds of a Section
  • Add a border to any or all sides of a Section
  • Round the corners of a Section
  • Adjust the margin sizes around each Section
Light Bulb IconNote: If you change the backgrounds and borders using these steps, changes made to them from the Design tab will not take effect.

 

  1. Hover your cursor over the Section and click the pencil icon in the top-right corner.

    Email editor with pencil icon in top-right corner
     
  2. From the panel on the left, you can adjust the width of the inner background of the Section, between 300 and 1200 pixels wide.
  3. Choose a color or image for the outer background of your Section.
  4. Choose a color or image for the inner background of your Section.

    Email editor with Customize Section panel and Width and Backgrounds options
     
  5. Click to expand the Borders. You can add a border to different sides of the Section, adjust the width for each side, choose a border style and color, and create rounded corners for the Section.

    Email editor with Customize Section panel and Borders section expanded
     
  6. Click to expand the Margins. You can adjust the size of the margin on each side of the Section.
  7. Click the back arrow to return to the Build tab.

    Email editor with Customize Section panel and Margins section expanded


 

Light Bulb IconDid you know? You can also customize the design of the footer section to better match the rest of your email!

 

 

Move a Section in your email template

If you have multiple Sections in your email template and want to move one:

  1. Hover your cursor over the Section, then click and drag the directional arrows icon to move it up or down. Use the pink guideline to help you place it in the right spot.

    Email editor with Section highlighted and move icon
     

 

 

Copy a Section in your email template

To copy a Section:

  1. Hover your cursor over the Section and click the copy icon.

    Email editor with Section highlighted and copy icon
     

 

 

Delete a Section in your email template

To delete a Section:

  1. Hover your cursor over the Section and click the trash can icon.

    Email editor with Sections highlighted and trash can icons
     


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