Dragging and dropping a Basic Block adds a basic block to your email (Fig 1). 


Fig 1


There are several types of basic blocks.


Some basic blocks are Empty, meaning you'll need to drag your own Widgets into them (Fig 2): 

  • Empty One Column: Empty blocks consisting of 1 column. 
  • Empty 2 Column: Empty blocks consisting of 2 columns. 
  • Empty 3 Column: Empty blocks consisting of 3 columns. 


Fig. 2


Other basic blocks are Pre-Populated, meaning they already have widgets inside of them ready for you to edit (Text, Image, etc.) (Fig 3):  

  • Preheaders: Pre-populated blocks that should go at the beginning of an email. 
  • Headers: Pre-populated blocks with an image that should go at the beginning of an email after a preheader. 
  • 1 Columns: Pre-populated blocks consisting of 1 column.  
  • 2 Columns: Pre-populated blocks consisting of 2 columns. 
  • 3 Columns: Prepopulated blocks consisting of 3 columns. 


Fig. 3


Basic Blocks can be edited by clicking on them, then clicking on Block Settings (Fig 4).


Fig 4:

 


In Block Settings, you can do the following (Fig 5): 

  • Save Block: Turn this block into a Saved Block. 
  • Read Only: Toggle the block into Read Only (default is OFF) 
  • Don't Stack Mobile: Toggle if columns are stacked on mobile (default is OFF) 
  • Swap Columns: Swap the position of columns. 
  • Colors: Adjust the background and body color of the colors. 
  • Typography: Adjust settings like font family, weight, and alignment for both the Title and Body Text in the block. 
  • Spacing: Adjust spacing in the block. 


Fig 5:


To learn more about the types of blocks, read the corresponding article: