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What do web editors use a text block for?

Text blocks are used for simple blocks of text on a basic page. 

Which layout can text blocks be used in?

Text blocks can be used in any one to four column layout and on a coloured background. If you move blocks or change the background colour after a block has been place, remember to update the block to reset the accessibility colours.

This block has a secondary text auto flow option to give the appearance of being in a multi-column layout when still in a one column layout. By default the content will be displayed in one column but you can split the text into multiple columns automatically without using a multi-column layout. Text will automatically flow to fill the number of columns specified. If you want specific chunks of text split in a specific way it will be best to use text blocks in multi-column layouts.

Who can use text blocks?

Builders and Super Builder can create and edit text blocks.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Choose “Text” in the add custom blocks menu.
2. Title: This is an administrative title that will be used to identify the block and not displayed on the website. 
3. Header: The is an optional field to display a header above the body text. 
   • Header will be set as an H2 by default but you have the option to change it. Note: Only use H1 if this is being used as a header/title for the page. H2 for any section header. H3 to break up content within the section. Never mix and match header sizes, this will confuse screen readers and make the site less accessible.
   • You will have a choice of heading colours depending on the choice of background colour selected. 
4. Body: This is an optional field to display a chunk of text using a WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) text editor where you can type or copy paste text into. If you copy paste make sure you always clean the formatting after you paste. Do this by highlighting the text and clicking on the clear formatting icon (T_x) on the top ribbon.  This will remove any unnecessary formatting copied over from a word doc or pdf file.
5. Text Colour: You can change the text colour depending on which background colour you are using. Try not to mix and match too many colours - only use this to highlight a piece of text.
6. Columns: This is where you can select 2-4 columns for the text to automatically flow into columns. 
7. Click on "Add block" or "Update" to save the block.

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