In this article, you'll learn how to add and edit text within emails. This article shares information on the older email editor. Lead Gen & CRM has updated the email editor, focusing on rendering and ease of use. If you're using the new email editor, read Modifying Text in the New Email Editor instead.
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Layout blocks are the foundation of emails created in the Lead Gen & CRM platform. Elements can be added into layout blocks, and you can drag, drop, and reorder layout blocks into your email to customize it.
To start adding layout blocks, click Email in the left toolbar to create a new or edit an existing email.
If you need to make changes to your layout, hover over a block and click Move to reorder any content or layout blocks. Remember to Save your work.
You can add text or media elements into, or in between, the layout block(s) in your emails. To start adding text elements to your emails, click Email in the left toolbar to create a new or edit an existing email.
If you need to make changes to your layout, hover over an element and click Move. Remember to Save your work.
You can edit the information inside your text element. Click Email in the left toolbar to create a new or edit an existing email.
To resize a text element within an email, you'll need to rely on Simple or Themed Layout Blocks.
Without customizing the email's HTML code, text elements will fill the width of any layout block or section of the layout block, they are added into. If the text element is not added into a layout block, it will fill the full width of the email.
There are many layout blocks to choose from. Select 1, 2, or 3-column blocks to set the width of your text elements. The height of your text element will expand as much as needed, to accommodate the amount of text in the element.
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