Text blocks are essential elements for adding and formatting text on your website. Here's everything you need to know about using them effectively:

Adding Text Blocks

1. Click Edit on your page
2. Click Add Block or an insertion point
3. Select Text
4. Click the text block to start typing
5. Press Enter for new paragraphs
6. Click Save when finished

Note: For less space between lines, use Shift+Enter for line breaks.

Formatting Options

When highlighting text, you can:

• Choose different fonts and sizes
• Apply bold, italic, or colored text
• Create bulleted or numbered lists
• Add links
• Set text alignment
• Insert quotes

Background Styling

Customize your text block appearance:

1. Click the block background icon
2. Enable Background option
3. Select Color and Corner Radius
4. Adjust Padding
5. Add optional Stroke (outline)
6. Choose Blend Mode for transparency
7. Apply Background or Element blur

Important Limitations

• No built-in underlining tool
• Doesn't support right-to-left text
• Special characters may cause formatting issues
• Pasting formatted text may create display problems

Tips for Best Results

• Paste text as plain text to avoid formatting issues
• Use a plain text editor (like Notepad or TextEdit) to prepare content
• Enable your browser's spell checker for proofreading
• Separate vertical text blocks with space blocks to prevent merging
• Use the text toolbar's remove formatting option to fix display issues

Background Colors and Images

• Version 7.1: Supports background colors for text blocks
• Images can be placed with text using:
  • Dynamic Editor: Layer text blocks over images
  • Classic Editor: Float image blocks within text blocks

Troubleshooting

If you encounter a saving error message stating "We encountered an error while saving your content," add a space block to the content area to resolve the issue.

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